NY couple celebrates 70th Valentine’s Day after beating COVID
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Danielle Brown
Mar 03, 2021
Sometimes nothing can get in the way of love — not even COVID-19.
New York SNF brings annual Macy’s parade to residents
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Danielle Brown
Dec 02, 2020
The Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade took on a different look this year by restricting in-person attendance and turning it into a television-only event due to the ongoing public health crisis.
Arizona foundation showers residents with brightly wrapped gifts
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Danielle Brown
Dec 16, 2021
A Phoenix organization is making sure all local nursing home residents have a gift to unwrap this holiday season.
No taste like home: Iowa group provides weekly meals for nursing facility’s workers
By
Danielle Brown
May 05, 2022
An Iowa group is making sure nearby nursing facility workers always have a taste of home while on the job each weekend.
Christian Living Communities celebrates 50 years of service
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Danielle Brown
May 12, 2022
What started as a Denver-based, 63-bed, single-site nursing home led by volunteers in May 1972 has now grown into a Colorado’s largest nonprofit senior housing and services organization.
Alabama facility uses parade to mark resident’s 100th birthday
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Danielle Brown
May 07, 2020
The coronavirus public health crisis didn’t stop an Alabama skilled nursing center from making sure a resident celebrated his 100th birthday in style.
Like therapy in a gift box, service reminds lonely seniors of their ‘purpose’
By
Danielle Brown
Aug 11, 2021
A Pennsylvania-based organization is making sure nursing home residents who may no longer receive regular visits feel loved through a subscription-based gift program created just for seniors.
Drive-in visits keep residents connected to families
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Danielle Brown
Jun 18, 2020
From window visits to video technology, providers across the country are working hard to make sure residents are connected with their loved ones during the coronavirus pandemic. A New York provider recently...
New Orleans style: Louisiana facility uses second-line parade to celebrate recovered COVID-19 patients
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Danielle Brown
May 21, 2020
A Louisiana skilled nursing facility celebrated its residents who successfully recovered from COVID-19 the way only a New Orleans-area facility could — with a second-line parade.
Residents use flowers to bring joy to others
By
Danielle Brown
Mar 03, 2022
Though spring hasn’t officially sprung just yet, some Illinois long-term care residents are flowering others with joy.