The Fairfax, a Sunrise Senior Living military community, was named the first senior community certified as a wildlife sanctuary last October, thanks to resident and retired Navy Captain James Harkin.
He’s tuned in to resident choice
By
Mary Gustafson
Jun 01, 2011
When iPods, the popular portable music players, started to become ubiquitous in about 2006, licensed social worker Dan Cohen Googled “iPods and nursing homes.” He found no connection between...
Recipe contest provides flavor
By
Kimberly Marselas
Mar 08, 2018
The dietary team at Riverdale’s Hebrew Home sure knows how to stir the pot. Wanting to give residents a better sense of how the industrial kitchen runs — and a little more say over its menu —James...
Iowans feed SNF workers every week
By
Danielle Brown
Jun 01, 2022
An Iowa man and his friends are making sure some skilled nursing facility workers always have a taste of home while working each weekend.
This was no Sunday stroll
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Dec 06, 2017
On most days, housekeeper Darnel Williams catches a bus to work. If she misses the bus, it’s about a 40-minute walk to Park Manor of South Belt, a skilled nursing facility in South Houston, TX.
Residents raise funds for workers
By
Danielle Brown
Jun 01, 2020
The coronavirus pandemic has left millions of workers without jobs and reduced wages for many. One Florida long-term care community recently made sure staff remained financially secure during the crisis.
A Day in the Life: Rehabilitation rumba
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Sep 05, 2016
When Mary Moreland was first pitched the idea of a dance competition for rehabilitation residents, she was hesitant. Moreland, the director of rehabilitation at Twin Pines Nursing and Rehabilitation Centers...
Gold-medal intern wins fans
By
McKnight's Staff
Mar 01, 2013
Fairhaven Manor’s Amy Kotterman wasn’t sure her incoming graduate student intern was the Katie Smith until receiving an unusual voicemail. Smith called to say she would miss a day of her upcoming...
Party ‘like no other’ for 112 years
By
Danielle Brown
Oct 01, 2021
Community members across Guthrie, OK, stopped for a moment in late August to celebrate the birthday of the state’s oldest resident on record.
NY provider celebrates centenarians
By
Danielle Brown
May 01, 2022
A New York skilled nursing facility had hundreds and hundreds (and hundreds and hundreds …) of reasons to celebrate resident birthdays recently.