If someone you love lives in a nursing home, you’ll want to know about a new final rule issued in July from the agency that regulates nursing homes in the U.S. The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has…
MoreToday’s article is written by guest blogger Kathy Tuckey, MA. Kathy is a PAC Certified Independent Trainer who writes and speaks regularly on the subject of caring for elderly loved ones with dementia. This article originally appeared in the July…
MoreIn last week’s article, I talked about the importance of visiting elderly loved ones living in long-term care facilities. If your relative has trouble communicating due to long-term illness or disability, visits will feel awkward unless you take steps to…
MoreHave you ever felt uncomfortable visiting an elderly loved one in a nursing home, especially if the person has memory loss or has difficulty communicating? What do you do? What do you say? The reality is that residents in nursing…
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