Best Practices

Stories related to the Alabama’s Best Practices Program

Best Practice Nominees Improve Nursing Home Care

2018-01-01T20:36:59-06:00April 28, 2015|Best Practices|

Twenty-one nursing homes from across Alabama have been nominated for the 2015 Alabama’s Best Practices Program. The nominated nursing homes have developed innovative ways to improve the quality of care or quality of life for nursing home residents. […]

Photo Gallery: Alabama’s Best Practices 2014

2018-01-01T20:37:16-06:00September 2, 2014|Best Practices|

Lawson State Community College students helped Oak Trace Care & Rehab Center implement “Music & Memory” for nursing home residents. Pictured seated: Oak Trace resident Arnold Mushatt. Standing from left to right: Oak Trace resident Clarence Todd; Lawson State students Renee Burrough, Jalia Wilkins and Brenda Hardy; Oak Trace Administrator Trina [...]

Flip This Room

2023-04-21T13:19:20-05:00August 27, 2014|Best Practices|

Staff at Thomasville Health Care & Rehab Center knew some of the resident rooms needed a makeover. Instead of a normal renovation, Thomasville decided to have little fun with the project. The called the completion “Flip This Room” and modeled it after the popular HGTV show “Flip This House.” […]

Music Brings Back Good Memories

2018-01-01T20:37:16-06:00August 26, 2014|Best Practices|

One Birmingham area nursing home is partnering with several groups to bring back memories for people diagnosed with Alzheimer’s and dementia. Oak Trace Care & Rehab Center in Bessemer uses the “Music and Memory” program to help residents in its memory care area find “a happier place or time” by listening to music. This leads [...]

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