Bingo, Bible study and birthday parties -- at some nursing homes, that's as good as it gets. Traditionally, long-term care facilities have come up short in the activities realm, relying on old ...

In 1986, the Institute of Medicine released the report Improving the Quality of Care in Nursing Homes. However, despite three decades of efforts to improve the quality of care in nursing homes, ...

Find the perfect medical alert system now. Choosing to move a loved one to a nursing home is never easy, but often it's necessary. Carefully weigh the advantages and disadvantages of nursing homes to ...

The pumpkins had already been scooped out and were arranged on the tables. The fall flowers were plentiful. And as some 10 nursing home residents looked on, the recreation director talked as she ...

Planning and implementing in a nursing home setting is part of a broader process. The two other parts to the process are assessment and evaluation. If you own or manage a nursing home, using this ...

Milton Nursing Home and Rehabilitation Activities Director Devin Heimbach started her new job one year ago just as the COVID-19 pandemic struck. “I would have never imagined being in a pandemic,” she ...

People with Alzheimer’s need more and more help with daily life as their disease advances. Nursing homes and memory care facilities are two residential options for caregivers who are managing serious ...