2021 has been another extraordinary year and I’ve had the privilege of working with some exceptional teams as they’ve come together with grace and strength to unravel seemingly unsolvable challenges. I thought I’d share some of the Best Practices I’ve observed this year: One nursing home I worked with faced the same staff shortages and […]
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Ain’t Nothin’ Like the Real Thing!…Marvin Gaye
Is anyone else out there old enough to remember Marvin Gaye’s song about the “Real Thing”? He talks about the picture hanging on the wall but it’s just a picture in a frame. I read your letters when you’re not here, but they don’t move me… And there really isn’t anything like the real person, […]
Free Webinar – LEAP Memory Care Training
Offering good memory care is so complex! Every resident is unique, with their own needs and abilities. Senior Care leaders ask how they can better support their residents and set their memory care community apart from their competitors? But where do you find innovative, fresh material that engages your staff? Do you want another year […]
Leadership In Memory Care
As I’ve been meeting with nursing homes and assisted living communities during this COVID pandemic, my hat is off to the leaders who have stepped forward to guide their staff and residents to safe ground. I see them creatively resourcing PPE, collaborating with community health officials, communicating with families, and actively involved in training on […]
Linked Senior Live Webinar on April 28 to Feature Anne Ellett
Anne Ellet, N.P., M.S.N., the founder of Memory Care Support, will participate in a live webinar on Linked Senior on Tuesday, April 28 titled, “Meaning in the Time of COVID: Providing Meaningful Engagements for People Living with Dementia while Isolation, Quarantine and Fear Abound.” This webinar acknowledges the extraordinary time we are living in, while […]
Connecting in the Time of COVID19
This beautiful photo was sent to me by Karen Pass, Exec. Director at Peachtree Villa Memory Care in Suwanee, GA. https://www.peachtreevillaatsuwanee.com/ It shows so much love in this time of required distance. Normally, in stressful times, we move towards each other, spend more time together, offer bigger hugs, more physical support. Instead, we must be […]
Coronavirus – Steps that Senior Care Operators Can take to Maintain Safety of Their Residents
What do we know? Cases of 2019 novel coronavirus (also known as COVID-19 or 2019-nCoV), are now in the United States. Despite this, per the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the immediate health risk from COVID-19 to the general American public is considered low at this time. This virus is expected to spread – the CDC is […]
A New Approach to Support People Living with Dementia
This is a link to a webinar I hosted for Linked Senior, entitled “A New Approach to Support People Living with Dementia.” Click the link to view:https://bit.ly/2w7lGnT
Building a Workforce That Supports Innovative Memory Care
Providing quality care for your residents in your Memory Care program is not an easy task. We ask our direct care staff to come to work every day and provide compassionate care in sometimes challenging circumstances. In this time of low unemployment, many care workers are opting for other work opportunities. In a recent McKnight’s Senior Living article, […]
Setting Your Memory Care Program Apart from Your Competition
Memory Care in Assisted Living has proliferated in recent years in response to the market demographics. When you built your Assisted Living with the Memory Care, chances are that you didn’t have much competition nearby. Today families seeking memory care have multiple choices within close proximity and occupancy rates have declined. Is Memory Care overbuilt, […]
