While idly watching the Grammy Awards broadcast on Sunday night, I tried to keep a mostly apathetic eye on various social media networks. It was here that I learned — among other pretty useless information...
VP nominee Ryan a saving grace?
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James M. Berklan
Aug 15, 2012
Now that the Olympics are over, let politics take center stage again. Clearly, no one is interested in winning the silver medal when it comes to the race for U.S. president. But interest in second bananas...
Choosing safe rugs in skilled nursing facilities
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Michael Chotiner
Jun 27, 2016
Selecting the right flooring materials for skilled nursing facilities requires balancing comfort, health and safety concerns against ease of maintenance and affordability.
Expanding support for families
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Marian Hamilton
Jan 15, 2013
After my husband’s death in 2004, I thought how wonderful it would have been if there were a refuge in a hospital where caregivers could go to “escape” and recharge themselves — an...
When celebrity obscures suffering
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Brendan Williams
Sep 10, 2021
There is a poignant scene in the first episode of Spike Lee’s “NYC Epicenters 9/11-2021½” on HBO in which New York Assembly Member Ron Kim breaks down recounting the efforts of former Governor Andrew...
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Jul 07, 2018
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Let the positives outnumber the negatives
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Herb Hildebrandt, Ph.D, Hl.D.
Apr 04, 2018
Easy to list negatives. Easy to become reclusive. No matter when you leave a home. Or retire. No matter the time or age or gender. Be positive in setting the goal, rejoice on reaching it: in a retirement...
After downsizing, Good Sam goes big with first-of-kind new campus
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Kimberly Marselas
Feb 14, 2024
A little more than a year after announcing it was scaling back to focus resources in seven core states, Good Samaritan Society announced Tuesday that it was developing a new, $200 million comprehensive...
En route to recovery
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Brett Bakshis
May 01, 2008
Rehab Road is the jewel of an Ohio facility’s progressive therapy environment that helps prepare residents for their trip back home.
Providing wise counsel
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Elizabeth Newman
Oct 01, 2011
Marsha Greenfield, VP of Legislative Affairs, LeadingAge