Sixteen Alabama nursing homes will be honored for developing innovative approaches to long term care. The honor will take place at Alabama’s Best Practices on August 28, 2014, in Birmingham. The skilled nursing care centers will be individually recognized by their peers for developing a unique program or service that improves nursing home resident quality of [...]
Very few people live long enough to celebrate their 100th birthday. Even less play golf to celebrate a century of life. One Birmingham area nursing home resident recently hit the links to mark his special day. […]
A west Alabama nursing home with a long history of serving its community is being recognized for delivering high quality health care. Sumter Health & Rehab, located in York, has been designated as […]
Alabama’s nursing homes continue to show improvement in customer satisfaction among both nursing home residents and their family members. The success is highlighted in a blog post by a nationally recognized long term care researcher and the company charged with evaluating customer satisfaction in Alabama nursing homes. Read on to learn more about the improvement [...]
Several years ago, a southwest Alabama nursing home made a commitment to improve resident care and the building’s function and appearance. Investments in new technology and training caregivers to focus on quality are paying big dividends. […]
Opelika resident Edna Farrell was crowned Ms. Alabama Nursing Home 2014 today in Birmingham. Ms. Farrell, age 89, is a resident of Arbor Springs Health & Rehab Center in Opelika. The Brooklyn native has one daughter, two sons and five grandchildren. She was chosen from a field of 58 contestants. You can read more about [...]
Ms. Woodland Village Health Care Center, Cloie Kelley, Cullman, Age 79 You never know what life will bring your way. Cloie Kelley never imagined she would live in a nursing home. “Life may not be exactly what we had envisioned for ourselves, but no one knows how their life is [...]
Ms. Highlands at the Oaks on Parkwood, JoAnn Okechukwu, Bessemer, Age 67 Throughout her life, JoAnn Okechukwu set goals and worked hard to achieve them. A few years ago she set a goal many would have said was impossible: learn to walk again. JoAnn, age 67, was unable to walk [...]
Ms. Henry County Health & Rehab Facility, Sarah Glover, Abbeville, Age 82 This is not Sarah Glover’s first experience with a nursing home. Sarah cared for her only son until he required around the clock skilled nursing care. She wanted a place where she could be involved in his care [...]
Ms. Florence Nursing & Rehab, Margaret Herston, Florence, Age 80 Some people might describe Margaret Herston as a social butterfly. She’s always chatting with friends, visiting with family or flashing her youthful smile at one of her caregivers. The 80-year-old wants to be in the know and involved at all [...]
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