Shall we dance? Activity professionals hail senior communities as ideal venues for bringing the joys and benefits of musical movement back to older adults. Read More »
What's the difference between "curtains" and "sgarnce"? Recognizing real words among nonsense words could help diagnose early-onset Alzheimer’s disease. Read More »
Don’t pooh-pooh this game that engages people of all ages from toddlers to older adults. Whether played for competition or the chance to win prizes, bingo remains somewhere on an activity director’s calendar. Read More »
After a five-year battle with breast cancer, Long-Term Living’s resident blogger Kathleen Mears hopes that her experience with a breast cancer medication will help other women survive. Read More »
Still think pharmacy is just an “ancillary service”? Better think again. New standards are coming to put pharmacy data in a front-seat role in senior care delivery. Read More »
It’s never too late to start taking care of the body that takes care of you. Maintaining strength, muscle tone and confidence are instrumental in positive aging. Read More »
Residents often form warm relationships with their direct caregivers. Employee turnover is not a surprise in the long-term care field, but even for the aide that is going back to school, changing jobs or beginning a family, it’s hard to say goodbye to the older resident who relied on them. Read More »
Three caregivers from Peninsula Nursing and Rehabilitation Center face felony charges for ignoring a sick, bleeding resident and then dragging him across the floor. Read More »
A new Avalere assessment of quality measures finds many important medical conditions are not represented in Medicare's pay-for-quality programs. Read More »
For many, eight hours of uninterrupted sleep is unheard of. Tossing and turning, waking up and going back to sleep is their nightly ritual. What do sleep habits have to do with Alzheimer’s disease? Read More »
If strong, active and young people can become dehydrated, imagine how easily older adults can lose fluids if not closely monitored. Do you know the symptoms of dehydration? Read More »
Is there ever a good reason for staff not to respond to a resident’s call light? Of course, all call lights are not emergencies, but will one that is an emergency be overlooked? Read More »
Millions of older adults experience elder abuse each year. World Elder Abuse Awareness Day aims to educate the nation on how to spot elder abuse and prevent it from happening. Read More »
New research in the Journal of Gender Studies finds gender and personality differences can affect cancer-related pain severity for older adults. Read More »
