During this unprecedented time of the novel coronavirus and the COVID-19 pandemic, your digital communications skills and efforts have been critical to helping save lives and protect your communities.
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Pamela Tabar |
November 26, 2017 The winner of the 2017 OPTIMA Award for Excellence in Memory Care has slashed its use of antipsychotics to just 3 percent by retraining its staff and implementing a strict “just say no” policy.
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Nicole Stempak |
November 21, 2017 The winner of the 2017 OPTIMA Award for Excellence in Resident-Focused Care started an intergenerational living program to give new life to aging services and solve staff shortages at the same time.
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Pamela Tabar |
May 25, 2017 Nearly 200 attendees and 20 expert speakers gathered in Philadelphia for a two-day deep dive into the executive and clinical aspects of delivering the country’s most sophisticated memory care services.
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Pamela Tabar |
May 23, 2017 Nearly 200 attendees and 20 expert speakers are gathering in Philadelphia for a two-day deep dive into the executive and clinical aspects of delivering the country’s most sophisticated memory care services.
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Pamela Tabar |
October 18, 2016 What happens when dementia and post-traumatic stress intersect in the nursing home environment? The winner of the 2016 Long-Term Living OPTIMA Award has spent three years developing a program to train caregivers how to interact with veterans—and how to document their positive and negative behavioral interventions to increase everyone’s ability to provide better person-centered care.
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Pamela Tabar |
October 14, 2016 Managing behaviors in residents with dementia can be a challenge for caregivers. Veteran residents have special needs and behaviors that can stem from wartime flashbacks, post-traumatic stress and other circumstances. The 2016 OPTIMA Award winner, the Texas Land Board State Veterans Homes, offers suggestions on successful verbal interventions for veteran residents.
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Pamela Tabar |
June 1, 2016 Long-Term Living’s design team is competing as a finalist in the Best Magazine Redesign regional category of the 2016 American Society of Business Publication Editors (ASBPE) awards competition. The winners will be announced later in June.
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Pamela Tabar |
December 22, 2015 What do seniors want for the holidays? Hint: It’s not slippers. We asked residents what types of technology they wish they had, and you may be surprised what's on their lists.
Read More » What helps long-term residents find fulfilling, content lives? A 15-year resident of a New York skilled nursing facility shares his view on how residents can fight depression and strive for a healthy state of mind.
Read More » Creating 'Choice' Environmentsby the staff of Lancaster Health Group, Chicago, Illinois One of the most difficult decisions family members must
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