They get the point: Smile Squad crosses hallways to bring cheer to skilled nursing patients
By
Anjali Byju
Jul 25, 2023
At The Buckingham, a senior living community in Houston, 20 independent living residents are wearing smiles (and red aprons!) to help their skilled nursing neighbors. In the fall of 2018, resident Emily...
Skilled nursing residents put on dancing shoes for (another) senior prom
By
Foster Stubbs
Jul 18, 2023
It turns out high school seniors are not the only ones who get to go to prom. That’s the case at least if you are a “life” senior and a resident of one of The Grand Rehabilitation and Nursing facilities...
Teenage genie: Ruby Chitsey makes nursing residents’ dreams come true by granting their wishes –...
By
Anjali Byju
Jul 11, 2023
Most 15-year-olds spend their free time playing video games or watching television. For Ruby Chitsey, however, it’s an age when time is of the essence and she chooses to spend hers at a local nursing...
Nursing home residents recreate ‘Roaring Twenties’ picnic at historic mansion
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Foster Stubbs
Jul 05, 2023
The Kennedy Mansion in Canton, SD, sticks out from all the other residences in town. Built in 1917, it has been a fixture in the community ever since. Many of the residents at Good Samaritan Society-Canton...
Python Ron charms snakes — and residents — at grateful nursssssing home
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Anjali Byju
Jun 27, 2023
Coming face to face with an 18-foot-long python may seem daunting to some, but to the residents of Woodland (CA) Skilled Nursing, it’s just another Monday. Residents recently put on their sunscreen and...
Memory care residents wipe out nursing home’s ‘mole’ problem
By
Foster Stubbs
Jun 20, 2023
“Whack-a-Mole” is a popular game seen at arcades and fairs across the nation. But what if it was … human-size?
NY nursing home residents pay homage to Taylor Swift
By
Foster Stubbs
Jun 14, 2023
Estimated to generate $4.6 billion for local economies nationwide, it’s no secret that the hottest tickets of the summer are for Taylor Swift’s The Eras tour. Residents of The Grand Rehabilitation...
Skilled nursing community celebrates National Skilled Nursing Care Week in style
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Foster Stubbs
Jun 06, 2023
While some long-term care providers may have dabbled with a key event here or there, leaders at Alden Estates of Shorewood, IL, made sure no part of their National Skilled Nursing Care Week schedule was...
Long-term care facility goes wild for petting zoo
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Foster Stubbs
May 31, 2023
Goats, donkeys, rabbits, miniature horses, sheep and a llama. That’s not a checklist for Noah’s Ark but rather the guests that visited Good Samaritan Society in Austin, MN, during National Skilled...
Caregivers get day of caring for themselves
By
Foster Stubbs
May 24, 2023
The Pennsylvania Health Care Association went on the road to celebrate its fourth “Day of Caring” at Abbeyville Skilled Nursing in Lancaster, PA, serving up barbeque and appreciation to thankful staff...
