Non-pharmacological strategies to improve memory care
By
Rob Winningham
Charles de Vilmorin
Mar 27, 2023
For individuals experiencing cognitive changes, it can become increasingly difficult to communicate unmet needs. If these needs remain unaddressed, it is common for them to be expressed through different...
Improve memory care by prescribing meaning
By
Charles de Vilmorin
Feb 24, 2023
One of the most negative impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic has been social isolation for older adult residents living in long-term care communities, especially those receiving memory care. An Altarum...
Why do we need a Resident Engagement Institute?
By
Charles de Vilmorin
Jun 21, 2021
Prior to the global pandemic, a Centers for Disease Control and Prevention report indicated that long-term care residents receive only 11 minutes of engagement, with assisted living residents getting...
Resident stories lurk within objects
By
Elizabeth Newman
Aug 10, 2018
It was the teddy bear that first grabbed my attention.
There’s no time like the past, wherever you are
By
James M. Berklan
Jan 26, 2018
Let there be no more questions about whether creating long-term care facilities to reflect different eras is a good idea.
Kerwin joins Presbyterian Village North
Apr 14, 2015
Diana Kerwin, M.D., has been appointed the medical director of the memory care program at Presbyterian Village North. She will oversee residents in memory care, all clinical practices, cognitive therapy...
How to evaluate memory care opportunities
By
Dan Lindberg
Jan 28, 2015
Gut-checks allow a verification of the results through deeper dives into the facts. Partnerships set communities up for success by matching the community to the market’s needs.
Intern gains life lessons on retirement living and memory support
By
Jessie Krebs
Oct 17, 2014
When I came to Baltimore-based Erickson Living to work as a public relations summer intern, I imagined I would enrich my PR experiences and skills, but I never dreamed I’d walk away with such a wealth...
Alzheimer’s caregiving: The new normal
By
Allan S. Vann, Ed.D
May 19, 2014
I dealt first with my wife’s Alzheimer’s as a 24/7 caregiver at home, and now as a part-time caregiver and full-time advocate since her placement in the dementia wing of an assisted living...
Siryj to revamp memory care at Oak Trace
Mar 25, 2014
Luba Siryj has been hired at Oak Trace in Downers Grove as the new memory care manager. Her responsibilities will include creating the community’s first specialized dementia program.