Archives: May 2009
The Sparks of Life Program More Evidence of the Healing Power of Music
Thanks to reader Laura Bramly who alerted us to this program in Australia. It is called the Sparks of Life program and uses music therapy, along with leaders trained as facilitators. Here is a link to a video. It shows two people with dementia who were unresponsive prior to taking...
Study Reports Nursing Home Satisfaction at Its Highest Level
The 2008 National Survey of Consumer and Workforce Satisfaction in Nursing Homes released today by independent research firm My InnerView shows a majority (85%) of consumers report their nursing home satisfaction as either “excellent” or “good.” Sixty-six (66) percent of employees recommend their facility as a place to work as...
More on Music Therapy and the Healing Effects of Music
This on CNN.com, a perfect reminder of the healing effects of music on hospital patients and the elderly.
AT&T Testing Technology to Aid Fall Prevention
AT&T is experimenting with telehealth devices and a communications network that might reduce falls in the home. One of three people over 65 fall each year. Almost a third of these accidents require medical treatment, and 10% result in serious injury or death. Nursing homes experience a fall a day...
AT&T Testing Technology to Aid Fall Prevention
AT&T is experimenting with telehealth devices and a communications network that might reduce falls in the home. One of three people over 65 fall each year. Almost a third of these accidents require medical treatment, and 10% result in serious injury or death. Nursing homes experience a fall a day...
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Document Nursing Home Abuse In Order to Fight It
I came across a thoughtful blogger who documented his/her grandmother’s alleged abuse at a Virginia nursing facility after years of otherwise wonderful care in an assisted living facility. It is a very thorough documentation of abuse and that struck me. Unfortunately there was a bad ending to the story and...
Joan Rivers Celebrity Apprentice Win Should Be Noticed
Love her or hate her just as do with The Donald you nonetheless have to admire Joan Rivers for her energy and for doing older people proud. As she stated in this Larry King interview, “So many people in this country are counted out from the age of 60. When...