Thanksgiving comfort: Phone calls, emails work best to reduce residents’ loneliness, boost spirits
By
Alicia Lasek
Nov 24, 2020
According to the Yale School of Public Health, regular phone calls or emails may provide the most solace for people living in long-term care facilities. This includes remote calls, and phone calls while...
AHCA: Be vigilant against COVID-19 this holiday season
By
Danielle Brown
Nov 13, 2020
Industry leaders are stressing that nursing homes and other long-term care operators should practice caution this holiday season to prevent setbacks on progress made earlier this year to reduce and prevent...
A pause before diving into 2018
Dec 22, 2017
The entire McKnight’s Long-Term Care News team would like to wish everyone a healthy and happy holiday season. We are glad to have traveled the incredible newsy journey that has been 2017 with you,...
Reader Poll: How do you make the holidays special for your residents?
Nov 06, 2017
“At Levindale, to celebrate the Jewish holiday of Chanukah, the eight-day Festival of Lights, we light the menorah, community choirs sing, and we have intergenerational programs. Our residents show...
Weekly Roundup to take next week off
Dec 20, 2013
The Weekly Roundup will be taking next Friday off for a holiday pause. It will resume as usual the following Friday, January 3, 2014. The entire McKnight’s staff wishes you a healthy, happy holiday...