Residents enjoy ‘garden’ of mental, physical health benefits
By
Amy Novotney
Jun 01, 2022
Residents and chefs at Belmont Village Senior Living communities are growing, harvesting and preparing fresh herbs, vegetables and fruits for healthy, delicious meals. Find out more, and learn how to submit...
No yolk! Gracie the chicken has residents’ hearts
By
Amy Novotney
Apr 27, 2022
Gracie the therapy chicken has provided unexpected comfort and joy to assisted living residents at Good Samaritan Society’s Willow Wind Assisted Living facility in Prescott, AZ, for the past three years....
Tips for caregivers during Mental Health Screening Month
By
Caroline Szachnowski
Oct 04, 2021
The COVID-19 pandemic has taken a toll on caregivers. Work and personal stress and fatigue have resulted in another crisis in the United States — one related to mental exhaustion. Just last week, a study...
Rides, meals and more for seniors — just a phone call away
By
Caroline Szachnowski
Sep 13, 2021
Navigating the complex world of technology can be hard enough for young people, let alone for homebound older adults. GoGoGrandparent strives to change that.
Celebrity culinary creations
By
Caroline Szachnowski
Sep 01, 2021
Celebrity chef Jet Tila recently visited Eskaton Village Carmichael. Find out more, and learn how to submit your photos!
Going for gold
By
Caroline Szachnowski
Jun 23, 2021
Dallas-based Buckner Retirement Services is going for the gold. Last year, the company started the Going Gold for Senior Living campaign, meant to support local senior living communities, as well as residents...
Friendly Voices offers lifeline for lonely seniors
By
Liza Berger
Jun 07, 2021
During the pandemic, Carrie Ridge was searching for a way to give back without having to leave the safety of her home. She found what she was looking for in Friendly Voices, a nonprofit that connects lonely...
Peer-to-Peer: All American Home Care battles burnout, beefs up benefits and bonuses to boost retention
By
Diane Eastabrook
May 24, 2021
To say the past year has been a challenge for All American Home Care would be an understatement.
Peer-to-Peer: How ConcertoCare has tapped technology, analytics and PACE to upend home healthcare
By
Diane Eastabrook
May 17, 2021
In January, ConcertoCare a tech-enabled, risk-based home healthcare provider, named Julian Harris, M.D., to lead the company into a post-COVID-19 landscape.
Peer-to-Peer: Seniors Helping Seniors finds older workers make the best workers
By
Diane Eastabrook
Apr 26, 2021
Pennsylvania-based home care franchise Seniors Helping Seniors might have found the secret to solving the home care industry’s worker shortage. The solution, quite simply, is in its name.