Creating a Culture of Growth
This 2 minute video challenges us to rethink how we perceive aging and growth.
LeadingAge Magazine: Dignity and Dementia Care
For people living with dementia and their families, LeadingAge members work to keep the focus on the fulfillment and needs of the individual: using innovative care models, seeking new evidence-based ideas, and supporting overburdened...
Alzheimer’s Behavior Management Tips
Check out some Alzheimer’s Behavior Management Tips from HelpGuide.org
This article covers the following:
Identifying the causes of Alzheimer's or dementia behavior problems,
Creating a calm and soothing environment,
Managing Alzheimer’s symptoms: Wandering,
Managing Alzheimer’s...
Connecting Generations in Senior Housing: A Program Implementation Toolkit
A new toolkit provides practical information, guidance, and templates to help senior housing providers, and other organizations serving older adults, implement high-quality intergenerational programs that will benefit elders and young people in their communities. It...
Ziegler CFO Survey
It is time for the Last Ziegler CFO HotlineSM survey of the year. Topic: virtual financial, timekeeping and payroll systems, and how useful they are. Deadline January 3rd. Here is the December 2021 Survey Link
Is Unconscious Bias Impeding Your Culture Change Efforts?
Nursing home operators often over-report the extent of their culture change adoption. Researchers have found several reasons for this curious phenomenon.
Some operators don't fully understand everything that culture change entails. For example, earlier national surveys appeared...
August is time to Celebrate…
August 5 - Friendship Day
August 12 - World Elephant Day
August 13 – Lefthanders Day
August 21 – Poets Day
August 30 – Toasted Marshmallow Day
National Immunization Awareness Month
Wellness and Wellbeing Resources
Innovative pilot program aims to help nursing home residents with mental health issues
Broken bones among older people increase risk of death for up to 10 years
Can community design take the loneliness...
Why I Got Vaccinated Poster
KFMC “Why I Got Vaccinated” Poster Featuring Kansas Long Term Care Workers.
LeadingAge’s CAST Debuts Tools and Insights on Latest Tech to Aid Older Adults in...
The LeadingAge Center for Aging Services Technologies(CAST) today announces the launch of its latest resource created to educate aging services providers and LeadingAge members on the technologies designed for the long-term and post-acute care market.
The...