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Social Isolation and Depression: Making the Connection to Help Your Loved One

Caring for the Ages
May 1, 2021
Paige Hector, LMSW, a clinical educator/consultant and a member of the Caring for the Ages editorial advisory board, takes a look at the connection between social isolation and depression.

A Man Named Peter: Living in Long-Term Care as a Younger Adult

Caring for the Ages
May 1, 2021
Imagine you are 55 years old and moving to a different city and a new “home.” The only time you’ve lived anywhere but your lifelong family home was when you went to college; even then, your older brother was your roommate, and all your courses were...

Meeting the Emotional and Behavioral Needs of Younger Residents in Long-Term Care

Caring for the Ages
May 1, 2021
The National Center for Health Statistics reports that 16.5% of long-term care residents are younger than 65 (Vital Health Stat 3 2016;38:x-xii,1–105). However, we know that some LTC facilities tend to have higher concentrations of younger adults,...

Process to Earn Certified Medical Director (CMD) Certification

Caring for the Ages
May 1, 2021
“Today we really need nursing home medical directors who are engaged and knowledgeable about our regulatory and risk management concerns, quality improvement initiatives, infection control requirements, and upgrading clinical services to decrease...

The Many Benefits of the Futures Program

Caring for the Ages
May 1, 2021
I must admit, my attendance of the Futures Program in 2013 felt like pure dumb luck. I received the AMDA Foundation Futures Educational Grant through the Gerontological Advanced Practice Nurses Association. I was not completely sure what the program...

Institutional Placebo Effect: Tapping Into the Mind-Body Connection for Better Outcomes

Caring for the Ages
May 1, 2021
I often fantasize about the ideal long-term care facility: a facility without regulations or the resulting need to document everything. In this dream facility — we will call it Nirvana — the nurses, certified nursing assistants, dieticians,...

Building APRN Gerontology Workforce Capacity Through New APRN Gerontological Specialist Certification

Caring for the Ages
May 1, 2021
We are reminded every day in our own practices and settings that there is a substantial, growing number of older adults seeking health care services. We are all well aware of the statistics: 10,000 baby boomers will turn 65 every day until 2030 (R...

The Effects of Exergaming in Dementia

Caring for the Ages
May 1, 2021
Exergaming is an innovative form of exercise that combines physical activity with cognitive stimulation in a gaming environment. During the COVID-19 pandemic, exergaming has exploded in popularity and entered the mainstream through companies such as...

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Caring for the Ages
May 1, 2021
Expensive but growing in popularity, the new intervention is yet to convince providers it’s worthy of investment. 3