Ohio operator uses COVID drills to reduce anxiety among staff
By
Danielle Brown
Apr 16, 2020
An Ohio-based operator is reducing anxiety among facility staff members by running them through COVID drills as they prepare for the coronavirus pandemic.
Ride to live, live to ride: Pine Point residents enjoy sunny sidecar trips
By
Joe Bush
Sep 28, 2022
Residents at Pine Point Center in Scarborough, ME, got the opportunity to be wild when recreation director Belinda Bantly set up a day of motorcycle rides earlier this month.
‘Super’ event for seniors scores big: Village 99ers vs. Groundhogs
By
Kimberly Marselas
Feb 07, 2018
An Ohio senior-living community scored big with its residents last week, hosting a mock Super Bowl complete with locker-room pep talks, “tackling” and color commentary.
It takes a (winter) village…
By
Foster Stubbs
Jan 10, 2023
Ed Templin has lived all over the place in his life. Originally from Kentucky, he also called Illinois, Maryland and Arizona home before settling in Ohio, where he has lived since 1954. Being the son of...
Manhattan nursing home recreates Black history on their terms
By
Foster Stubbs
Feb 21, 2024
The Washington Heights neighborhood of Upper Manhattan is a bona fide melting pot of cultures. That’s why staff at MJHS Isabella Center for Rehabilitation and Nursing Care make sure residents have...
Donated scarves keep residents warm in many ways
By
Joe Bush
Jan 03, 2023
There are many reasons a simple scarf has touched Dolores Lowell so deeply. A resident of Good Samaritan Society’s New Hope location, Lowell will use the scarf to keep warm, of course, but she’ll also...
After straying again and again, dog adopts SNF as his forever home
By
Foster Stubbs
Sep 05, 2023
If all dogs go to heaven, one pound pup was sure set on finding his own slice at Meadow Brook Antrim County Medical Care Facility in Bellaire, MI. After a restless stay at the Antrim County Animal Shelter,...
Lightening the mood: Provider creates sing-along video to spread COVID-19 safety
By
Danielle Brown
Mar 12, 2020
Singing to the tune of “If You’re Happy and You Know It,” one provider is using a music video to help raise public awareness on how providers can prevent the spread of COVID-19 in its facilities.
‘Not a dry eye’ as nursing home honors 19 veterans
By
Josh Henreckson
Nov 20, 2023
Veteran’s Day is supposed to be all about honoring those who served in the armed forces, but you could say Good Shepherd Nursing Home of Wheeling, West Virginia goes above and beyond.
Kindness crops up in program uniting prison, nursing homes over pumpkins
By
Foster Stubbs
Nov 01, 2023
In the Halloween classic, It’s The Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown, Linus proclaims the mythical orange squash will rise out of the most sincere pumpkin patch. In Owensboro, KY, some might say that perfect...