Presbyterian Senior Living offers love, connection and comfort to their elders by creatively keeping Compassionate Touch moving forward during the pandemic.
AGE-u-cate honors the wonderful work at Presbyterian Senior Living (PSL), based in Dillsburg, Pennsylvania.
Alicia Fenstermacher, PSL Corporate Director of Purposeful Living and AGE-u-cate Certified Master Trainer shared how PSL keeps resident and employee well-being front and center during the pandemic with Compassionate Touch.
Since 2015, Compassionate Touch is integrated into the culture of care and service at PSL. They have over 230 certified Compassionate Touch Coaches, and 989 trained caregivers.
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Topics:
AGE-u-cate Training Institute,
Senior Care Professionals,
aging services,
Elders,
compassionate touch,
Senior Living,
AGE-u-cate®,
AGE-u-cate Training,
touch
We can restore human connection and relationships post-COVID by understanding the importance of re-awakening the senses through the simple act of touch.
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Topics:
The Family Caregiver,
Senior Care Professionals,
Family Caregiver,
Elders,
compassionate touch,
caregiving,
human connection,
Covid recovery
As if life could not get worse. A recent study suggests more people are suffering with stress cardiomyopathy during this COVID-19 pandemic. Stress cardiomyopathy is also called broken heart syndrome.
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Topics:
The Family Caregiver,
Senior Care Professionals,
Family Caregiver,
compassionate touch,
Dementia Live
Several months ago, pre-COVID 19, I took a dance class. There were only about 8 or 10 women in the class. For the most part, we did not know each other. Although I have no identifiable dancing skills, I had the feeling of belonging there.
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Topics:
Senior Care Professionals,
Family Caregiver,
compassionate touch
The AGE-u-cate Training Institute supports aging services providers as they respond to the isolation crisis facing their elderly residents and clients.
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Topics:
Senior Care Professionals,
aging services,
caregivers,
compassionate touch,
AGE-u-cate Training Insitute
The COVID-19 pandemic must inspire significant changes in how long term care is treated and resourced.
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Topics:
Senior Care Professionals,
aging services,
compassionate touch,
aging,
long term care,
support,
Work,
front line staff,
reform,
COVID
On the brink of a new decade, I contemplate what the next ten years will look like for the aging services industry. Reflecting on the past provides me some hope for the future. In some respects, we have come a long way. By the same token, we should maintain a future focus and continue to develop more strategies that support the quality of living of frail elders.
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Topics:
AGE-u-cate Training Institute,
Senior Care Professionals,
aging services,
dementia,
Care Partners,
caregivers,
compassionate touch,
Dementia Live,
Dementia Live®Training,
aging,
understanding
Validation helps caregivers step into the world of a person with dementia, creating understanding and empathy.
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Topics:
Senior Care Professionals,
Memory Care,
Family Caregiver,
dementia,
Family,
caregivers,
compassionate touch,
Alzheimer's disease,
Hospital Professionals,
dementia friendly,
understanding,
touch
Members of the First United Methodist Church in Arlington Heights, IL attend an Eldercare Educational Program about Understanding the Continuum of Eldercare.
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Topics:
The Faith Community,
The Family Caregiver,
Senior Care Professionals,
Family Caregiver,
Aging in the Workplace,
compassionate touch,
Dementia Live,
Hospital Professionals,
Faith Community
