A Special Grandparent's Day

Posted by Julie Boggess on Sep 9, 2019 11:08:11 AM
Lessons from an old tree.
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Topics: The Faith Community, The Family Caregiver, Senior Care Professionals, Family Caregiver, Training, compassionate touch, Hospital Professionals, Faith Community

Get Ready for Trauma-Informed Care

Posted by Ann Catlin on Aug 8, 2019 10:00:26 AM

Beginning November 28, 2019, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services will require nursing homes to provide trauma-informed care. Consequently, they must  "ensure that residents who are trauma survivors receive culturally competent, hence minimizing triggers that may cause retraumatization."

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Topics: Person-centered, Senior Care Professionals, Training, AGE-u-cate Training Insitute, Nursing homes

Employee Education = Engagement = Quality Care

Posted by Julie Boggess on Aug 5, 2019 10:54:35 AM
Employees at Emerald Health and Rehab in North Carolina are immersed in education about the positive effects of expressive touch.
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Topics: Senior Care Professionals, aging services, Training, compassionate touch, Dementia Live, Hospital Professionals, education, Employees, health

Dementia-Friendly Faith Communities: Let's Get Started

Posted by Julie Boggess on Jul 22, 2019 11:19:59 AM
Faith communities should start to think about creating a culture of acceptance for persons with dementia.
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Topics: The Faith Community, AGE-u-cate Training Institute, Training, dementia, dementia friendly, Faith Community, faith communities, Faith, AGE-u-cate Training

Infection Control and Expressive Touch: We Can Have Both

Posted by Julie Boggess on Jul 15, 2019 9:42:59 AM
The healing benefit of expressive touch is lacking in the lives of older adults.
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Topics: AGE-u-cate Training Institute, Senior Care Professionals, Training, compassionate touch, caregiving, older adults, skilled nursing, infection control, expressive touch

Loneliness in Older Adults: What's the Impact?

Posted by Ann Catlin on Jun 28, 2019 10:48:22 AM

 

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Topics: Senior Care Professionals, Training, compassionate touch, Loneliness, touch

The NICHE difference: Preparing Our Long-Term Care Workforce for Tomorrow

Posted by Pam Brandon on Jun 5, 2019 5:11:37 PM

We are thrilled to have recently announced our collaboration with NICHE - Nurses Improving Care for Healthsystem Elders, a nation-wide nursing education and consultation program designed to improve geriatric care in healthcare organizations through education and mentorship.

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Topics: Senior Care Professionals, Family Caregiver, Training, Hospital Professionals, AGE-u-cate Training Insitute, older adults, Nurses, Geriatric Nursing, NICHE

Hospice Volunteers- Celebrate their Service

Posted by Ann Catlin on Apr 29, 2019 1:05:20 PM

I saw a postcard once that read, "The last good thing that may happen in a person's life is a hospice volunteer".  For National Volunteer Month help me recognize these special caregivers who are called to the bedside.

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Topics: Senior Care Professionals, Training, Family, Volunteers, Hospice, support, volunteering, touch

Nature Deficit Disorder and Nursing Home Residents

Posted by Ann Catlin on Apr 18, 2019 10:00:17 AM

April 22 is Earth Day. A perfect time to reflect on how nursing home residents may suffer nature deficit disorder. Our world has become increasingly high-tech, consequently our connection to nature has diminished. I’ve often heard this associated with our kids but I see it in senior care, too.

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Topics: Senior Care Professionals, Family Caregiver, Training

Rural Healthcare: Helping Caregivers and Persons Living with Dementia

Posted by Pam Brandon on Mar 22, 2019 11:44:16 AM

Access to quality rural healthcare, resources, education, and support is a growing challenge in the US and around the globe.  What does this mean for the growing numbers of persons living with dementia and their families who are caring for them?  How does this affect the quality of care being offered by nursing homes and other care providers?

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Topics: The Family Caregiver, healthcare, Senior Care Professionals, Training, dementia, caregivers, Hospital Professionals, Rural healthcare, education, families, alzheimer's, support

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