Nicole Stempak |
September 21, 2017
Trend-setters at Belmont Village in Illinois host a fundraiser in high fashion.
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Kathleen Mears |
September 11, 2017
Bathroom access is restricted for blogger Kathleen Mears, as her shared facility is the only one she can use because of mobility issues. That can result in an uncomfortable situation.
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Pamela Tabar |
September 6, 2017
A Pennsylvania nursing home fulfills a resident’s wish to return to the weather desk for a day and meet his TV hero meteorologist.
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Nicole Stempak |
August 22, 2017
I Advance Senior Care now offers candid conversations from thought leaders and experts in the field about their experiences, the changing industry and what keeps them up at night.
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Kathleen Mears |
August 21, 2017
Accumulating stuff is easy to do no matter the space, but decluttering is trickier for blogger Kathleen Mears as she needs help to sort through things. She thinks other residents could benefit from a good cleaning, too.
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Kathleen Mears |
August 7, 2017
Controlling breakouts is a trying ordeal to begin with but is more difficult for blogger Kathleen Mears because of nursing home restrictions on what she can put on her face.
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Nicole Stempak |
August 3, 2017
A new reminiscence therapy helps take people with dementia remember to root, root, root for the home team.
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The National Center for Assisted Living lauds this year's award winners for exemplary assisted living care and programs.
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Kathleen Mears |
July 17, 2017
Resident blogger Kathleen Mears discovers empty wrappers for missing snacks on her roommate’s side of their shared space.
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Nicole Stempak |
July 14, 2017
Art is more than just beauty in the eye of the beholder. It’s a working experience that can draw out the humanity in everyone—even people with dementia.
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A program pairs up senior living residents with elementary students to capture their life stories using digital devices.
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Kathleen Mears |
July 10, 2017
Fresh air is good for the lungs and going out can do the soul a world of good, resident blogger Kathleen Mears writes.
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Nicole Stempak |
July 6, 2017
A senior couple’s engagement photo is spreading across social media and giving followers all the warm fuzzies.
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Is 90 the new 40? People in their ninth decade say age is more about the way people choose to live rather than the year they were born.
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As we celebrate America’s independence, Brookdale Senior Living and Wish of a Lifetime share how they helped four veterans take flight.
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Nicole Stempak |
June 27, 2017
Annette Gunnerson, the National Association of Activity Professional’s 2017 Activity Professional of the year, reflects on her nearly 30 years in long-term care and the increasing attention being paid to activities planning to improve the quality of life for residents, especially those with dementia.
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Nicole Stempak |
June 22, 2017
An Oregon retirement community has made more than 10,000 teddy bears for children in crisis over the last decade.
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Pamela Tabar |
June 19, 2017
This week we salute the hard work and dedication of nursing assistants, the front-line eyes, ears and hearts of senior care.
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Nicole Stempak |
June 8, 2017
A Canadian retirement community helped one man cross something off his bucket list.
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Nicole Stempak |
May 18, 2017
A recent report from the AARP Public Policy Institute finds that a growing number of family caregivers are men, but few are getting the support or resources to make caring easier.
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Nicole Stempak |
May 18, 2017
One Northeast retirement community is going straight to the source, its grounds, to provide residents a sweet treat.
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Nicole Stempak |
May 10, 2017
One lucky resident won the chance to throw the first pitch ahead of a minor-league baseball team.
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Nicole Stempak |
May 4, 2017
The annual awards recognize excellence in providing care and resident quality of life.
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Nicole Stempak |
April 28, 2017
A Nebraska retirement community is displaying works of art from budding artists: elementary students.
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Physical therapists must balance high-tech tools with acquired tricks of the trade to help patients get better, and stay better.
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