Nature heals. Being in nature, or even viewing scenes of nature, reduces anger, fear, and stress and increases pleasant feelings. Exposure to nature not only makes you feel better emotionally, it contributes to your physical wellbeing, reducing blood pressure, heart rate, muscle tension, and the production of stress hormones. It may even reduce mortality, according to scientists such as public health researchers Stamatakis and Mitchell.
Topics: The Family Caregiver, Senior Care Professionals, Elders, Aging in the Workplace, Care Partners, Nature, Healing, Gardens
PASSION trumps all. I was recently told this by a well respected CEO of a very successful company in the senior care industry. As I witness the growth of our business I can attest to the fact that many of the clients we work with are passionate in their drive to go above and beyond in serving their residents, customers, families and communities. Those who work in and with our company have a passion in improving lives for older adults and their care partners.
Topics: Senior Care Professionals, Senior Care, Senior Care Industry, aging, Passionate, Leaders, families, Volunteers, Employees, Passion, Work
As we all know society is aging... fast. Aging people travel- more than ever, as do aging people who are living with dementia. Airlines listen up - this trend is not going to slow down. The question is, how are you going to better serve your aging customers and improve the flying experience for all of your passengers?
Topics: The Family Caregiver, Senior Care Professionals, Airlines, Aging in the Workplace, Training, dementia, Customer Service
Digital, online and virtual learning have changed the landscape of training alternatives for the senior care workforce. Flexibility, minimization of spacial barriers and simplicity of delivery are certainly valid reasons why training programs must include some components in training curricula.
Topics: Senior Care Professionals
Bupa, the largest international provider of specialist dementia care and Alzheimer's Disease International (ADI), the global federation of Alzheimer's associations, in 2013, joined forces to publish a global report to urge policy-makers to create National Dementia Plans. According to Bupa and ADI, plans help governments ensure that health and social care systems are adequately structured and funded to ensure high quality care and support be available to people living with dementia today and in the future.
Topics: Senior Care Professionals
You've heard the expression Knowledge is Power. When it comes to caring for an aging adult, the key to empowerment clearly resides in education.
Topics: Senior Care Professionals
The dictionary describes a sphere a place or environment within which a person or thing exists; a particular social world or stratum of society. How does this relate to how we approach society's challenges on caring for our seniors?
Topics: The Family Caregiver, Senior Care Professionals, Aging in the Workplace
Topics: Senior Care Professionals
Be honest. The last time you sat in traffic, were you thankful for the fact that you had a car to drive and money for the gasoline to run it? My guess is that wasn't your first thought. If you are like me, you were wondering how late you will be for your appointment or asking yourself how you got in this mess to start with.. darn it!
Topics: Senior Care Professionals, Senior Care, gratitude, attitudes
The Message is clear. "We need more innovative, person-centered tools to help those who care for our elders, especially those with dementia."
Our team returned from a whirlwind of fall conventions including the American Health Care Association, Leading Age, Harmony Healthcare International and many state conferences. Discussions among long term care leaders was a consistent theme of needed innovative tools.
While the industry is faced with many challenges, how we care for our elders remains a top priority. Thankfully, for many organizations the transformation to true person-centered care is taking hold. In order for successful integration and sustainable change, leaders must address these key areas:
Topics: Person-centered, Senior Care Professionals, Senior Care, senior programs
