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‘Use it or lose it’: The Brain Health Program at Emeritus Assisted Living

The brain works like a muscle—use it or lose it. That saying is gaining increasing credibility in the field of aging studies. Read More »

ELDERtech: Promoting Intergenerational Understanding

BY ROBERT W. CHRISTENSEN AND STEPHEN M. SOREFF, MD   ELDERtech: Promoting intergenerational understandingResidents and teens explore Read More »

Music is magic for residents with Alzheimer’s

Mary” had not spoken in more than five years. Her days were spent staring blankly down a hallway. Friendly passersby would greet her with an Read More »

What are the real ingredients of culture change in nursing facilities?

Healthcare professionals who are working to provide and improve care and services for older adults living in nursing facilities are abuzz with talk Read More »

Keeping an Ethical Perspective on End-of-Life Issues

BY BRIAN GARAVAGLIA, PHD  Keeping an ethical perspective on end-of-life issuesCaregivers can't necessarily look to paperwork for answers for Read More »

Not-for-Profit Report

BY MICHAEL PELTIER, ASSISTANT EDITOR Serving an ace with restorative volleyball  When residents at Sunnyside Nursing Home in Sarasota, Florida, Read More »

Active Lifestyles Showcase

active lifestyles showcase  Walking Device The ARJO Walker provides the optimum conditions to take that first step. It plays an important supporting Read More »

Staying Alive: Three Takes on Today’s Senior Living

Staying alive:Three takes on today's senior living   Based on interviews with Read More »

Encouraging independence in assisted living

ENCOURAGING RESEARCH HAS UNVEILED INDEPENDENCE SEVERAL HELPFUL TECHNIQUES IN ASSISTED LIVING Read More »

Horseplay Encouraged

BY DAVID BARNARD Horseplay encouragedEquestrian therapy makes use of its "neigh"-sayers  As an administrator, how often do you walk around your Read More »

Activities for Dementia Care: Unlocking What Remains

As the rapidly falling snow swirls and blows around the courtyard outside the activities room at Menorah Park Center for Senior Living in Beachwood, Read More »

Ten Steps for Planning Nursing Assistants Week

BY GENEVIEVE GIPSON, RN, MED, RNCTen steps for planning Nursing Assistants WeekSuggestions from the Career Nursing Assistants' Programs for the June Read More »

Setting Boundaries With Residents

Setting boundaries with residentsBecoming close to residents, but not too close, takes wisdomBY ELEANOR FELDMAN BARBERA, PHD  "Can you do me this one Read More »

Bathing as a Wellness Experience

Bathing as a Wellness ExperienceBathing area design features enhance independence and feelings of well-beingBY JULIE MOLLER, ASID, AND CARRIE Read More »

Live Concerts Break Through Resident Isolation

Live Concert Break Through Resident IsolationThe author's company brings residents and musicians together, up close and personalBY SUSAN E. Read More »

Activities Plus at Montgomery Place

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Restoring Dignity to Bathing

The Spa at Arbor Acres provides a total bathing experienceBY W. DAVID PINER   Bathing, because of its importance and complexity in nursing care Read More »

Growth Through Volunteering

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Implementing a Physical Activity Program

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Sex and Intimacy in the Nursing Home

IN THE NURSING HOMEAmong many issues, resident privacy is keyBY DOUGLAS J. EDWARDS, ASSISTANT EDITOR Have you ever considered adding issues of Read More »

Life Enrichment : It’s About Choice

Residents of this CCRC demonstrate that living life to the fullest isn't just for the young in years By Linda Zinn, Managing Editor As I drive down Read More »

Embracing a Culture: The Creation of an Asian Unit

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NOT-FOR-PROFIT REPORT

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Catch a Falling Star

The Isabella Geriatric Center has mounted a multifaceted attack on resident falls BY YAFFA UNGAR, PT  The staff at Isabella Geriatric Center has Read More »

NOT-FOR-PROFIT REPORT

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Angels With Wings of Leather

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NOT-FOR-PROFIT REPORT

Celebrating Life Throught ArtAAHSA's Honored Senior Artists program serves as a "tribute to creativity in aging" Anne Hesse, 65, Baptist Manor, Read More »

Improving the Bathing Experience

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NOT-FOR-PROFIT REPORT

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NOT-FOR-PROFIT REPORT

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