Many assisted living residences (ALR) provide good and safe care to elders. Most directors of admissions are honest and caring. However, a substantial portion of ALR provide poor and dangerous care and use deceptive marketing practices. This poem is based on the devastating experiences of hundreds of families whose loved ones were neglected, abused, and financially exploited in ALR in Minnesota.
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Finding Light in Dark Times: How One Nursing Home is Coping with the Challenges of COVID-19
The COVID-19 pandemic has been devastating to nursing homes around the world. Despite temporary mandates and visitation restrictions that have been put in place to prevent the spread of the virus, St. John’s has pivoted while facing these new realities to continue protecting against what Dr. Bill Thomas described as the “Three Plagues of Growing Older.”The post Finding Light in Dark Times: How One Nursing Home is Coping with the Challenges of COVID-19 appeared first on ChangingAging.
Read MoreOur Devastating Disregard for Eldercare Workers
Eldercare teams are wearing brave faces right now. They’re keeping their heads down and doing what needs to be done in the midst of this horrible crisis. They’re feeling the pain of seeing hospital workers and first responders being rightly honored, while their own work seems all but invisible to the world.The post Our Devastating Disregard for Eldercare Workers appeared first on ChangingAging.
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