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Is CCRC a Dirty Word?
March 12, 2010 10:48 AM by Adkins-Ali Carrie
Are you a CCRC? You may not want to say so, according to a consulting firm that writes: "We believe that marketing your retirement community as continuing care retirement community may be one of the worst decisions you could ever make. In fact, I would Read More...
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Pet Therapy and Seniors
March 8, 2010 9:33 AM by Adkins-Ali Carrie
The American Medical Directors Association (AMDA) Foundation, the non-profit research and education arm of AMDA, invites you to meet two dogs that have a key role in caring for long term care facility residents. Come meet Sophie and Tessa and hear from Read More...
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Small Touch, Big Difference
February 28, 2010 7:08 AM by Adkins-Ali Carrie
How much can a small touch really mean to a person? A recent article in The New York Times suggests that little touches mean a lot , and that high fives and reassuring pats on the back can even lower stress and increase happiness. The article focuses Read More...
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Snow Day? No Way
February 25, 2010 8:50 AM by Heather Simons
Here in Pennsylvania, the ADVANCE staff is experiencing--for the third time this winter--a snow day. Huge flakes are falling, the roads are slick, and most of us are working from home. We have the option of settling in with a laptop, a notebook and a Read More...
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Music Program Helps Residents with Dementia
February 4, 2010 9:08 AM by Heather Simons
Late last month, Island Nursing and Rehab Center , Holtsville, N.Y., implemented a Musically Designed Program for residents with dementia. The program was funded by a grant from a generous family member. Conducted by a therapeutic recreation specialist Read More...
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Inadequate Pain Relief a Human Rights Violation
January 27, 2010 1:16 PM by Adkins-Ali Carrie
In a report on medical complicity in human rights violations, Human Rights Watch includes lack of pain relief as an example of torture. "Our report found that fewer than 4 percent of the roughly 1 million terminal cancer patients in India who suffer severe Read More...
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The Future of Health Care Reform
January 25, 2010 2:43 PM by Adkins-Ali Carrie
With Scott Brown's victory in the Massachusetts Senate special election, health care reform looks dramatically different than it did. Democrats have two options, writes Stephanie Condon on CBS News . House Democrats can pass the Senate bill on the condition Read More...
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Mice-on-Resident Violence
May 1, 2009 9:11 AM by Adkins-Ali Carrie
A news item about a mouse-on-resident attack in an Australian nursing home is hitting the U.S. media. Tales of mice chewing off residents' ears are, we can only hope, extremely rare, but certainly stir up a lot of attention and fear. Do you think the Read More...
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Active Aging Week 2008
September 10, 2008 3:10 PM by Liz Rosto
The International Council on Active Aging (ICAA) is sponsoring Active Aging Week September 22 - 28. The theme is "Choose an Active Life!" This annual health promotion event is dedicated to introducing older adults to a healthy and active lifestyle. Get Read More...
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Falls Cause More Than Broken Hips
June 26, 2008 4:00 PM by Maureen McAndrews
Fall-induced traumatic brain injuries caused almost 8,000 deaths and 56,000 hospitalizations in 2005 among Americans 65 and older, reports the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in the June issue of the Journal of Safety Research . In 2005, TBIs Read More...
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HHS to Help Medicare Beneficiaries and Providers in Iowa and Indiana
June 16, 2008 2:36 PM by Maureen McAndrews
Acting under his authority in the Public Health Service Act, HHS Secretary Mike Leavitt today declared a public health emergency in the flood-stricken states of Iowa and Indiana. The action gives CMS Medicare beneficiaries and their health care providers Read More...
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Connecting With Residents Who Have Dementia
April 17, 2008 2:27 PM by Maureen McAndrews
A recent article in the Washington Post explores how certain games and other activities can help family members form more meaningful connections with loved ones who have dementia. Researchers conducted a study on 33 families, and found that satisfaction Read More...
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Is your keyboard making you sick?
January 7, 2008 4:21 PM by Maureen McAndrews
Norovirus, often called the "stomach flu," often shows its face this time of year. Most people realize it's highly contagious but, for the first time, U.S. health officials report it can be spread from contact on computer keyboards and computer mice . Read More...
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Food for Thought
December 13, 2007 1:00 PM by Maureen McAndrews
Research from the November 2007 issue of The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition shows that fish intake, in particular the intake of dietary omega-3 fatty acids in fish, may improve cognitive performance. And the more fish, the better. The subjects Read More...
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More on "Water for Elephants" & Nursing Homes
November 19, 2007 5:25 PM by Maureen McAndrews
In my last post on Sara Gruen's book " Water for Elephants ," I discussed the book's main character, 93-year-old Jacob, who lives in a long-term care facility. In the chapter where Jacob recounts his family's decision to send him to the facility, he says Read More...
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