Improving Memory Recall in People with Dementia

To continue the month-long conversation for World Alzheimer’s Month, we’ve been taking a look at various topics surrounding Alzheimer’s and Dementia. This week, we’ll be diving into different methods anyone can use to help improve memory recall in people with Dementia.

How Staff Scheduling Can Influence Your Community

In this post, we’ll be looking at consistent assignment, when staff members routinely care for the same residents (in 80% of their shifts), and how this can create lasting benefits in your community.

Staff Turnover and the Effects on Person-Centered Care

We’re all aware of the monetary costs that accompany a rotating staff door, but how does this affect the depth and breadth of care our staff are able to offer seniors?

Implementing Person-Centered Care into Our Communities

There are discrepancies between acknowledging the importance of PCC and implementing some of its practices into our communities. In this week’s blog post, we’ll look at how to implement Person-Centered Care into our communities.

Patient Care vs. Person-Centered Care

Each of these avenues of care is important in its own right, but it’s important to note their differences.

Your Community’s First Impression

Much like with people, your community’s first impression is crucial to bringing in new residents as well as helping to retain the seniors already in your care.

Increasing Resident Engagement through Lifestyle Activities

Between our jobs, family, friends, home responsibilities, leisure time, and on-demand entertainment, it’s never been easier to have a few days slip by in the blink of an eye.

Tech Integration in Senior Living

Technology adoption and senior living may not be completely synonymous at the moment, but we’re facing a shift in assisted living communities that might call for more tech with the ultimate goal of improving quality of life.

Why Families Choose a Community

While it’s important to make sure potential residents and their families like your community, it’s also important to make sure that you have the capacity to care for them.