Your Comfort is Our Focus
As I’ve written about on a few other occasions, we can learn a lot about senior care and how to improve upon it by looking at how other countries are handling the issue. Today, I wanted to take a look at some of the proposed changes that … [Read more...]
During the COVID-19 pandemic, the federal government placed a set of waivers in place to help support nursing homes as they adjusted to changing regulations and realities. These waivers were designed to help ease some of the burden that … [Read more...]
A recent study found that the number of people with Alzheimer’s and dementia symptoms in nursing homes is roughly the same as the number of those outside of a formalized care facility setting. Additionally, the severity of those symptoms … [Read more...]
Over the last few years, we’ve seen a lot of improvements when it comes to senior care. But even with all of these advances, there’s still a lot more work that needs to be done if all seniors are going to receive the high … [Read more...]
Some seniors that are part of the lesbian, gay, and queer community are afraid that the prejudices and viewpoints of caregivers will lead to a negative senior care experience. Although a lot of seniors have had the opportunity to openly … [Read more...]
The COVID-19 virus has devastated the senior citizen population across the world. Research into the disease shows that people with comorbidities are the ones most likely to pass away because of the pandemic. And unfortunately, it tends to … [Read more...]
A good senior care service is willing to go above and beyond to help the people that they serve. The last year and change has pushed this concept to a new extreme. COVID-19 and the ensuing pandemic has changed care permanently, and has … [Read more...]
If you make a small mistake at your place of employment, it’s probably not going to be a big deal. If a paper isn’t signed or if you forget to submit something on time, there’s usually a degree of flexibility with your employer. There might … [Read more...]
Now that we have lived through COVID-19 and seen just how vulnerable individuals that reside in nursing homes and assisted living facilities are in a time like this, will people stop using these facilities? This is the question … [Read more...]
The end of the year is typically a time for giving gifts to those that we care about. It’s a common tradition for those that celebrate Christmas and Hanukkah, and it has become so ingrained in our culture that even those that don’t identify … [Read more...]
Recently, a Coronavirus Commission on Safety and Quality in Nursing Homes was put together to help ensure that some of the tragedies that were experienced because of poor regulation and follow through in nursing homes across the United … [Read more...]
All across the U.S., senior care homes have been hit hard by the novel coronavirus. We have seen a disturbingly large number of people pass away from this disease, and unfortunately, a lot of the signs point to the fact that many of these … [Read more...]
