February 2009 - Posts

Early Onset Alzheimer’s Disease
February 24, 2009 2:41 PM by Kelly Papa

Last night I finished reading the book "Still Alice" by Lisa Genova. After reading this book I feel the overwhelming urge to tell everyone I know about how powerful it is. The story was about a woman, Alice, who was a 51 year old Harvard Professor, when Read More...

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Learning from the Lived Experience of Elders in Nursing Homes
February 18, 2009 8:11 AM by Kelly Papa

Have you ever taken the time to sit with your residents and truly listen to their perspectives of life in a nursing home? As a gerontological nurse and as the granddaughter of a nursing home resident, I thought I knew what life was like in a nursing home. Read More...

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