The pandemic has brought a lot of heartache along with it. The senior care front has been no different. The love and care of our elderly loved ones has always been our number one focus here, and it’s an understatement to say that COVID has … [Read more...]
Quality Time and the Pandemic
We’ve all heard stories from the pandemic regarding how seniors have been treated that have not turned out well. At the beginning of the pandemic, a lot of senior care facilities were not well prepared for this event. Some people faced poor … [Read more...]
What Omicron Means for Our Older Loved Ones
At this point in the pandemic, we all are aware of the horror stories that have come out of nursing homes. Early on, a risk to vulnerable seniors was determined, and states took different precautions to try and protect those elderly folk. … [Read more...]
COVID Booster Rate in Senior Care Facilities
According to recent statistics released by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), only about half of the people residing in nursing homes that have been vaccinated against the virus responsible for COVID-19 have received … [Read more...]
Steps for Reforming Elder Care
Ever since we started seeing the impact that the COVID-19 pandemic has had on nursing homes and assisted living facilities, it’s been obvious that a lot of the things that many care services once took for granted would need to change. The … [Read more...]
How Does Shingles Impact the Elderly?
Shingles comes from the same virus that causes chickenpox in children. Although chickenpox is typically not considered severe, it can be quite uncomfortable for some. Vaccines have come quite a long way over the last couple decades. Today, … [Read more...]
Finding a Balance Between Small and Large Care Companies
If we’ve learned anything during the past two years of pandemic, it’s that the senior care sector needs a serious reworking if we’re going to continue to give our loved ones the high level of care and attention that they deserve. Multiple … [Read more...]
The Growing Business of Caring for Our Elderly
There are changes coming in the world of senior care. That’s no secret. The COVID-19 pandemic has necessitated many changes in the care system, but because of the growing population of seniors around the world, these changes would have been … [Read more...]
COVID-19 and Blood Vessel Damage
We are almost two years into the COVID-19 pandemic. Although we’ve seen improvements in some aspects, the virus is still very real and still very dangerous. Luckily, we’re learning more everyday about it. A recently published article in the … [Read more...]
How Important is the Flu Vaccine?
Lately, the topic of vaccines has been on almost everyone’s mind. The COVID-19 pandemic has taken tens of thousands of lives. You probably know someone that has been impacted by the virus in some way. The last year and a half have … [Read more...]
Should Care Workers Be Vaccinated?
Recently, a poll conducted by the National Poll on Healthy Aging (and reported by the U.S. News & World Report) found that most people that are looking for senior care, either for themselves or a loved one, want senior care workers to … [Read more...]
Why Organized Care Matters
More and more, we are seeing that one of the main reasons why nursing homes were hit so hard by the COVID-19 pandemic was because of poor organization and oversight. As you’re probably aware, nursing homes accounted for about half of all of … [Read more...]