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5 Effective Ways to Handle Common Problems and Complaints in Nursing Homes

5 Effective Ways to Handle Common Problems and Complaints in Nursing Homes As an adult child, caring for your elderly parents who can no longer look after themselves can be a challenge. You may find that juggling between their needs and your responsibilities can become unmanageable in the long run. Although this may be a…

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Senior Communities Specifically Combat The Nature Of Loneliness In Isolation

Senior Communities Specifically Combat The Nature Of Loneliness In Isolation Winter, both literally and figuratively, can be a lonely time. This is especially true in someone living alone, growing old alone, without frequent visits and calls from friends and loved ones. Their heartache falls heavy on our shoulders. The pandemic has dramatically increased physical isolation…

Occupational Therapy: ‘Good Job!’

By Linda Stewart Ball When Hope Gillis tells new patients she’s their occupational therapist, she sometimes gets a puzzled look. “I’m retired,” they’ll say. “I don’t have an occupation anymore.” Then Gillis, an occupational therapist at Accel Rehabilitation Hospital of Plano, kindly sets them straight: “Well, yes you do (have an occupation). It’s your daily…