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The Green House Project: Not Just a Home—YOUR Home

“I just don’t want to have to eat cat food.” My mother likes to joke about this statement, which my grandmother made many years back, but it’s a valid fear....Read entire article »

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Norovirus Outbreaks in Nursing Homes on the Rise

Assuming you made it through the holidays without contracting the flu from Aunt Bea or Cousin Alex, I’m here to remind you that you’re not quite out of the...Read entire article »

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Telemedicine and Delaying Hospitalization

When should a skilled nursing facility, a type of long-term care provider, transfer patients to hospitals? The answer seems simple: when it is medically necessary. But in reality, a...Read entire article »

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How to Choose a Senior Care Facility

As a geriatric care manager, I frequently visit long-term care facilities. Because each facility offers a distinct setting and array of services, it is difficult to know which one...Read entire article »

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What Is…a Nursing Home?

Nursing homes are also known as skilled nursing facilities (SNFs—pronounced “sniffs” ) and convalescent homes. Nursing homes are live-in facilities that provide medical treatment prescribed by a physician. See Gilbert...Read entire article »