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...
This Music Man really delivers
By
Kimberly Marselas
Apr 18, 2018
Record delivery man Bob Knutson doesn’t have any training in music or music therapy. For many years, he didn’t even have an especially good ear for it, much less a passion.
Double duty: CNA steps in to minister to dying resident and family during snowstorm
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Kimberly Marselas
Mar 14, 2018
Roland Fernandes has been ministering to Christians for 35 years, but on a snowy day in upstate New York last week, he said a special prayer for a 91-year-old woman under his care.
Seniors capture memories for seniors
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Kimberly Marselas
Jun 19, 2018
School’s out for summer, but Sarina Helmer and Arlene Schmid will always be able to look back on the time they spent together.
Seniors rocking kindness
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Kimberly Marselas
Mar 28, 2018
About 20 seniors at Chestnut Knoll Residential Care and Memory Care are planning to rock some strangers’ lives, one lilac or Kelly green stone at a time.
Seeds from all over U.S. spring up at Kentucky nursing home
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Kimberly Marselas
Mar 21, 2018
About 15 residents of Liberty Care and Rehabilitation in rural Casey County, Kentucky, have been busy prepping their two-year-old garden since early February, lettuce leaves and broccoli stalks already...
Rough journey and smooth brushstroke inspire nursing home portrait sessions
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Kimberly Marselas
Jul 02, 2019
During her junior year of high school, America Ordonez stepped into Oak Hill Nursing and Rehabilitation Center for the first time, armed with a camera, a sketch pad and a box full of paints. Almost a year...