Colorful quilt installation brightens the fabric of long-term care life
By
Josh Henreckson
Mar 13, 2024
What started as a simple idea to add a special touch of decoration for a group of long-term care residents quickly escalated into something much more recently.
80 skilled nursing facilities light up in ravishing red for women’s heart health
By
Foster Stubbs
Mar 05, 2024
National Wear Red Day is meant to be a show of support for women’s cardiovascular health, and this year, 80 communities backed by Marquis Health Consulting Services were seeing red — on staff...
A delicious winter fundraiser sets residents up to enjoy the summer sun
By
Josh Henreckson
Feb 27, 2024
The residents of St. André Health Care are used to enjoying summertime trips to the beach from a distance. But thanks to their whole community coming together, it won’t be long before they can feel...
Manhattan nursing home recreates Black history on their terms
By
Foster Stubbs
Feb 21, 2024
The Washington Heights neighborhood of Upper Manhattan is a bona fide melting pot of cultures. That’s why staff at MJHS Isabella Center for Rehabilitation and Nursing Care make sure residents have...
Nursing home’s part-time ‘employee’ becomes residents’ best 4-legged friend
By
Josh Henreckson
Feb 14, 2024
It’s not unheard of for nursing homes to bring pets and other animals to visit their residents, but not every facility has a caring canine making the rounds multiple times a week.
Storm can’t ‘Menace’ the nostalgia of a nursing home drive-in
By
Josh Henreckson
Feb 08, 2024
It was a cold winter day, but residents of Heritage Pointe of Fort Wayne, IN, were in for a nostalgic event with a summertime mood. When they were snowed-in from their usual January outing, staff came...
Arkansas Nurse Honor Guard spotlights a pair of nursing home residents in historic observance
By
Foster Stubbs
Jan 30, 2024
Eva Young and Jan Stackhouse might be long-term care residents today but as former nurses, they were once providing the care themselves. Young began her nursing career in 1949 while Stackhouse’s began...
Rented theme park a $250,000 ‘thank you’ for thousands of nursing home staff, loved ones
By
Josh Henreckson
Jan 23, 2024
Thousands of care workers and their loved ones recently arrived at Nickelodeon Universe Theme Park in East Rutherford, NJ, for a night of family fun. The twist: they had the place all to themselves, with...
Elementary school pen pals, nursing home residents share emotional first meeting
By
Josh Henreckson
Jan 18, 2024
After months of swapping letters, nursing home residents at Landmark of Elkhorn City finally got to meet their 3rd-8th grade pen pals from the writing club at Elkhorn City Elementary School.
Residents’ indoor ‘snowball fight’ more than just fun and games
By
Josh Henreckson
Jan 09, 2024
Nursing home residents and snowball fights are an unlikely combination, but residents at the Good Samaritan Society–Luverne became the exception to the rule thanks to a bit of creative thinking from...