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...
When it comes to understanding slips, don’t fall for the myths, home care expert says
By
Caroline Szachnowski
Sep 27, 2021
Many people dismiss falls as a normal part of aging. That couldn’t be further from the truth, according to Stephanie Wierzbicka, manager of strategic health programs at ComForCare, an Illinois-based...
A wandering solution for home care patients with dementia
By
Caroline Szachnowski
Aug 16, 2021
Project Lifesaver, a program from the Alzheimer’s Disease Caregiver Support Initiative, is designed to help caregivers keep track of their loved ones and locate them if they wander.
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.
75 heroes, 75 days
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Jun 17, 2020
After 75 days of sheltering-in-place with residents at a Georgia life plan community to reduce COVID-19 exposure on its campus, 75 staff members returned home to their own families.
Game has lofty goals
Feb 13, 2019
A recent seated hockey game between residents of Worthington Christian Village and preschoolers was part of a National Hockey League initiative to drive positive social change and foster more inclusive...
Fun with fitness
By
Meredith Beirne
Jun 27, 2018
Residents at Brandywine Living at The Savoy in Little Neck, NY, celebrated National Senior Health and Fitness Day. Learn more, and find out how to submit your photos!
Back to school
Apr 27, 2016
Students pursuing careers as physical therapists, physicians, occupational therapists and nurse practitioners recently hosted an intergenerational event for Springpoint Senior Living residents at the Douglass...