Update: Special 11-year-old amasses $244,000 for nursing homes, gets her own day on the calendar
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Marty Stempniak
Apr 10, 2019
When last we checked on Ruby Kate Chitsey, she had collected “only” $50,000 for nursing home residents. My, how things have picked up since then.
Nursing home creates fake passenger train to create real thrills for residents
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Marty Stempniak
Apr 04, 2019
A nursing home in the United Kingdom has created replica train passenger car in the hopes of giving its residents the excitement of a countryside ride, without leaving the premises.
Genesis nursing home helps immortalize resident as an author
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Marty Stempniak
Mar 27, 2019
Employees at one Delaware nursing home went well out of their way to help capture the life of an “extraordinary resident” who says she is technically 25 years old.
Nursing home gains internet fame after residents captured grabbing daiquiris
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Marty Stempniak
Mar 20, 2019
A Louisiana nursing home has become internet famous after one passerby captured its residents making a midday pitstop for some frosty adult beverages.
Kentucky nursing homes use $750K in penalty dollars to stage series of ambitious plays with residents
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Marty Stempniak
Mar 14, 2019
An ambitious year-long effort to elevate nursing home programming, and the lives of Kentucky residents, is coming to fruition in a little over a week.
Nursing homes get into the Mardi Gras spirit
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Marty Stempniak
Mar 07, 2019
Long-term care providers across the country are going the extra mile to celebrate Fat Tuesday and the rest of Mardi Gras festivities with their residents this week.
Strike a pose: LTC residents immortalized as painters’ portrait subjects
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Marty Stempniak
Feb 27, 2019
A handful of residents at one Illinois long-term care facility are pretty much one step away from becoming models after connecting with local artists.
Nursing homes going well beyond cards and candy to celebrate Valentine’s Day
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Marty Stempniak
Feb 22, 2019
Providers went all out to celebrate Valentine’s Day this year, throwing everything from proms to beauty pageants to celebrate the occasion.
Love from littles: Wisconsin kids create Valentine’s Day cards
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Marty Stempniak
Feb 14, 2019
Asked recently what kind of Valentine’s Day cards he’d like to give his classmates, a 7-year-old Wisconsin boy decided to go in a completely different direction.
Waiting to exhale: SNF finds fun in breathing exercises
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Marty Stempniak
Feb 07, 2019
Improving respiratory function has long been a concern for the Heritage Hall Health and Rehabilitation Center, in Leesburg. But it’s taken on added urgency with the drive to reduce hospital readmissions.