Radio station invites community to send seniors some love
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Kimberly Marselas
Jan 31, 2018
It might not be a traditional match, but young professionals are flashing googly eyes at seniors in South Dakota in time for Valentine’s Day — as are softball players, scrapbooking moms and businessmen...
Big Apple visitor gives Australian facility resident ‘best’ day of her life
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Kimberly Marselas
Jan 24, 2018
A walk through the halls of her Australian nursing home turned into the best day of Berenice Benson’s life when she found herself escorted by one of New York City’s finest.
Naughty or nice, residents vow to make 2018 worth living
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Kimberly Marselas
Jan 17, 2018
A fresh year means reason to celebrate for residents of the Los Angeles Jewish Home.
Restoring hope in Puerto Rico
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Kimberly Marselas
Jan 10, 2018
Three months after Hurricane Maria, many of the workers who care for Puerto Rico’s seniors still don’t have power or running water at home. But day after day, they show up to care for long-term...
Clemson researchers tackle dementia with football memories
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Kimberly Marselas
Jan 03, 2018
A program combining football history, game footage and memorabilia helps seniors near Clemson University face the hurdle of memory loss.
Blooming success: 1,000 poinsettias donated to nursing home residents
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Kimberly Marselas
Dec 20, 2017
A local radio company sent volunteers and vans full of the iconic red flowers to residents who might otherwise go without holiday visitors.
Nursing home staff open their own homes to nuns fleeing wildfires
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Kimberly Marselas
Dec 13, 2017
The nuns who inhabit the Carondelet Center in Brentwood, CA, typically enjoy their lush green lawn and views of the Santa Monica Mountains in the distance. But then severe wildfires threatened the nursing...
Provider gives nurses from hurricane-hit Puerto Rico a fresh start
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Dec 06, 2017
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.
All-Korean SNF wing a trendy success
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Nov 29, 2017
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.
Oh, the places they’ll go: Provider gives residents the vacation of a lifetime
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Nov 21, 2017
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...