YouTube channel delivers with show about daughter’s wrenching decisions over aging mom
By
Mary Gustafson
Sep 27, 2012
My expectations were pretty low when I first saw a press release about “the #1 scripted drama series on YouTube” called “Ruth & Erica.” The Internet-only show follows a “woman...
Hometown girl, long-term care reflections
By
Mary Gustafson
Sep 20, 2012
Having grown up in what my fellow Chicagoland residents would classify as a rural community (or where locals can count their city’s traffic lights on one hand), I understand how frustrating it can...
Fixing the empathy gene, Part II
By
Mary Gustafson
Sep 13, 2012
If Bill Clinton added “M.D.” after his name, slung a stethoscope around his neck and started visiting the residents in your nursing facility, there’s a chance that your residents might...
A band of brothers — still
By
Mary Gustafson
Sep 06, 2012
I’ve promised myself only two things in life about my use of social and/or digital media. Readers, I’m about to break both of my own rules with this post.
Introspection has 2 payoffs
By
Mary Gustafson
Sep 01, 2012
A meditation technique reduces loneliness and chronic inflammation disorders in seniors, new research shows.
Pilot would close ‘observation loophole’
By
Mary Gustafson
Sep 01, 2012
Faced with growing complaints about the “observation stay loophole,” the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services is launching a pilot program that ultimately could let more beneficiaries qualify...
Mild exercise may aid mood for heart-condition patients
By
Mary Gustafson
Sep 01, 2012
New research reveals that moderate exercise can help relieve symptoms in those who have congestive heart failure and subsequent depression.
Mild exercise may aid mood for heart-condition patients
By
Mary Gustafson
Sep 01, 2012
New research reveals that moderate exercise can help relieve symptoms in those who have congestive heart failure and subsequent depression.
‘Eye writing’ device aids paralyzed people
By
Mary Gustafson
Sep 01, 2012
Nursing home residents who do not have use of their arms or hands could have a new tool at their disposal to help them communicate through the written word — and do so in cursive or script.
‘Eye writing’ device aids paralyzed people
By
Mary Gustafson
Sep 01, 2012
Nursing home residents who do not have use of their arms or hands could have a new tool at their disposal to help them communicate through the written word — and do so in cursive or script.