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More About Intergenerational Programming
The New Old Age column in the NYT ran a good article on intergenerational programming where adult day and child day care are combined. It speaks mostly to the benefits to elders. Yet there are great benefits to our youth. The Harvard School of Public Health-Met Life Foundation Initiative on...
Is Home Always the Best Place for our Elders
The NYT’s New Old Age column earlier this month contrasted the lives of two people aging in place and wondered whether in at least one case if the person was better served in an assisted living facility. This actually represents an opportunity for ltc providers to educate the public about...
Vivek Shukla; India Based Consultant
Vivek Shukla Vivek Shukla is a leading healthcare marketing professional in India. He completed his MBA from Lal Bahadur Shastri Institute of Management, New Delhi in 1998. For the past 10 years he has created strategic advantages for over 24 hospitals across India and abroad. He has also trained hundreds...
Elder Abuse Awareness Day June 15
June 15 is World Elder Abuse Awareness Day. The goal of the day is to recognize elder abuse as a public health and human rights issue and to raise awareness to ultimately put an end to the abuse and neglect of older adults. This annual observance of World Elder Abuse...
Congressional Call In Day
Tomorrow is another AAHSA congressional call in day. Call to make sure long term care is part of healthcare reform. Find out more here.
Better Training Needed for Activity Directors
Activity directors in nursing homes are a special group but just like nursing homes some are better than others. Perhaps it has to do with training. More than likely perhaps it has to do with whether they have a real affinity and love for seniors.
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...