Irma couldn't wipe out provider's plans to package holiday cheer for...
For 400 volunteers at MorseLife Health System in West Palm Beach, FL, nothing — not even Hurricane Irma — could get in the way of sharing the joy of the High Holidays with homebound Jewish seniors.
View ArticleBingo! School girl, 9, raises big bucks for provider with game night
An elementary school student from Georgia recently held a game night at her church with a simple goal: To raise $300 for local nursing home residents. In the end, her efforts brought in more than four...
View ArticleFootball team surprises nursing home residents, escorts them to homecoming...
For residents of Winner Regional Long-Term Care in Winner, SD, the local high school football team is a big deal. Many residents attended Winner High School and wear Winner Warriors gear on game days.
View ArticleHigh school students, facility reap benefits of vocational training program...
It's not often that school buses drop off high school students at a nursing home, or that skilled nursing residents get to watch YouTube videos with young people while sharing stories from their past.
View ArticleVeteran student group delivers care packages, camaraderie to residents of...
Nearly two dozen Clemson University students and employees delivered care packages to a nearby veterans nursing home on Saturday — and they brought something younger vets say their older counterparts...
View ArticleVaudeville performers bring joy to dementia patients
A group of vaudeville performers is hitting the hospital and long-term care circuit to bring familiarity and fun to patients with dementia. The unique program was recently featured in the New York Times.
View ArticleDoor decoration program brings residents' stories, rooms to life
Residents of a Canadian nursing home are getting the chance to spruce up their rooms with large custom door decals depicting everything from their favorite landscape to the door of their church.
View ArticleOh, the places they'll go: Provider gives residents the vacation of a lifetime
For many residents living in Signature HealthCARE's Hometown facilities, vacations weren't a regular part of pre-long-term care life. There were farms and families to be taken care of, after all. But...
View ArticleAll-Korean SNF wing a trendy success
Officials at Lorien Columbia, a skilled nursing facility 20 miles outside of Baltimore, admit the idea of opening up a wing dedicated to Korean residents was "scary" at first.
View ArticleProvider gives nurses from hurricane-hit Puerto Rico a fresh start
A North Carolina skilled nursing provider has found a win-win solution for its staffing woes by offering jobs to nurses struggling to find work in Puerto Rico following Hurricane Maria.
View ArticleIrma couldn't wipe out provider's plans to package holiday cheer for...
For 400 volunteers at MorseLife Health System in West Palm Beach, FL, nothing — not even Hurricane Irma — could get in the way of sharing the joy of the High Holidays with homebound Jewish seniors.
View ArticleBingo! School girl, 9, raises big bucks for provider with game night
An elementary school student from Georgia recently held a game night at her church with a simple goal: To raise $300 for local nursing home residents. In the end, her efforts brought in more than four...
View ArticleFootball team surprises nursing home residents, escorts them to homecoming...
For residents of Winner Regional Long-Term Care in Winner, SD, the local high school football team is a big deal. Many residents attended Winner High School and wear Winner Warriors gear on game days.
View ArticleHigh school students, facility reap benefits of vocational training program...
It's not often that school buses drop off high school students at a nursing home, or that skilled nursing residents get to watch YouTube videos with young people while sharing stories from their past.
View ArticleVeteran student group delivers care packages, camaraderie to residents of...
Nearly two dozen Clemson University students and employees delivered care packages to a nearby veterans nursing home on Saturday — and they brought something younger vets say their older counterparts...
View ArticleVaudeville performers bring joy to dementia patients
A group of vaudeville performers is hitting the hospital and long-term care circuit to bring familiarity and fun to patients with dementia. The unique program was recently featured in the New York Times.
View ArticleDoor decoration program brings residents' stories, rooms to life
Residents of a Canadian nursing home are getting the chance to spruce up their rooms with large custom door decals depicting everything from their favorite landscape to the door of their church.
View ArticleOh, the places they'll go: Provider gives residents the vacation of a lifetime
For many residents living in Signature HealthCARE's Hometown facilities, vacations weren't a regular part of pre-long-term care life. There were farms and families to be taken care of, after all. But...
View ArticleAll-Korean SNF wing a trendy success
Officials at Lorien Columbia, a skilled nursing facility 20 miles outside of Baltimore, admit the idea of opening up a wing dedicated to Korean residents was "scary" at first.
View ArticleProvider gives nurses from hurricane-hit Puerto Rico a fresh start
A North Carolina skilled nursing provider has found a win-win solution for its staffing woes by offering jobs to nurses struggling to find work in Puerto Rico following Hurricane Maria.
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