Bingo, Bible study and birthday parties -- at some nursing homes, that's as good as it gets. Traditionally, long-term care facilities have come up short in the activities realm, relying on old ...
Cassie Keiser, a junior majoring in Psychology and Data Analytics with a minor in Marketing, came into college looking for a way to combine her two degrees. She didn’t have to wait long: a gerontology ...
In 1986, the Institute of Medicine released the report Improving the Quality of Care in Nursing Homes. However, despite three decades of efforts to improve the quality of care in nursing homes, ...
The pumpkins had already been scooped out and were arranged on the tables. The fall flowers were plentiful. And as some 10 nursing home residents looked on, the recreation director talked as she ...
The use of physical restraints in U.S. nursing homes has dropped dramatically since the 1990 implementation of federal regulations severely limiting the use of such devices. However, a new study ...
Milton Nursing Home and Rehabilitation Activities Director Devin Heimbach started her new job one year ago just as the COVID-19 pandemic struck. “I would have never imagined being in a pandemic,” she ...
For Bonnie Starner, Christmas looks a little different this year. It’s the first year she’s spending the holiday season at Cumberland Crossings, a South Middleton Township retirement community with ...
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