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McKnight’s Long-term Care: Getting Written Up Can Be Good!

July 9th, 2008 by Gilbert Guide

Jill Gilbert, our CEO, just finished up her tenth article for McKnight’s Long-term Care News, the eldercare industry’s leading magazine. In her monthly articles, Jill tries to raise awareness and spotlight new and innovative ideas in the eldercare industry by highlighting facilities and people who are outstanding at some aspect of serving the senior population. The articles just keep getting better with discussions on food/menu choices, building a solid care team, Green House projects, Kiwanis International clubs and much...Read the rest of this article »

Nintendo Wii: A Video Game That’s Good for You

October 16th, 2007 by Joe Woelfel, PhD

Believe it or not, there is a video game that can actually be good for you! Video game giant Nintendo has come out with a game that is taking the boomer and elderly market by storm. Senior centers, adult day cares, assisted living facilities and even nursing homes have been reaping the rewards of this innovative game, whose benefits are much greater than you might expect. Playing a Role in Post-Op Rehab On December 26, 2006, I had both...Read the rest of this article »

Are Geriatric Jailbirds Getting Better Health Care Than Mom?

April 20th, 2007 by Ami Icanberry

You know the case. Forty-one years after the 1964 murders of three civil rights workers in Mississippi, former preacher and Klan Kleagle Edgar Ray Killen was convicted of manslaughter and sentenced to three twenty-year prison terms. Finally, the victims and their families received a measure of long-overdue justice. Killen should have been convicted at the original trial in 1967. But that begs the question: while vindication and punishment are vital, who is really bearing the brunt of keeping the...Read the rest of this article »

How Will Today’s Gay Adoptions Change the Future for LGBT Seniors?

April 6th, 2007 by Lara Belonogoff

Could progressive adoption laws have positive outcomes for today’s gay couples when they look for long-term care? Gay adoptions are on the rise, and adult children are usually the first caregivers for the elder community. These two facts may mean that many more gay couples will have adult children to take care of them in their golden years. A few weeks ago I wrote about LGBT retirement communities springing up all over the country. One of the issues I found...Read the rest of this article »

Sex in Nursing Homes—The Debate Continues

March 23rd, 2007 by Lara Belonogoff

Do senior care and sex make for strange bedfellows? Well, perhaps not. A few months ago, I attended an Alzheimer’s Association conference where one of the seminars dealt with issues surrounding sexuality and dementia. Many of the seminar participants had partners who had been diagnosed with dementia and eventually moved into a facility. A complaint that surfaced numerous times during the discussion was how nursing homes inherently do not allow for privacy: doors don’t lock and rooms are often...Read the rest of this article »

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