Rural Nursing Home Builds a Long Track Record of Success
Drive up scenic Alabama Highway 9 in the Appalachian foothills and you’ll see a point of pride for the small town of Piedmont: the local nursing home. Piedmont Health Care [...]
Celebrating Long-Term Care Administrator’s Week 2019
Being a Long-Term Care Administrator is a demanding job. These individuals are key players in the care team and are entrusted with the responsibility of managing the care of in [...]
Celebrating Careers in Aging Week 2019
People are living longer, and Alabama’s population is aging. By 2025, almost one million Alabamians will be 65 or older and more than 110,000 will be 85 or older. The [...]
Two Years of Success Shows Staff Confidence
Ridgewood Health Services in Jasper is celebrating a rare accomplishment in the nursing home profession. […]
Activity Professionals enhance nursing home patients’ quality of life
By Brandon Totten “The quality of life is determined by its activities,” said the Greek philosopher Aristotle who lived from 384-322 B.C. This quote has never been truer than when [...]
National Skilled Nursing Care Week 2019 Theme Announced
National Skilled Nursing Care Week, formerly known as National Nursing Home Week, is one of the most important events of the year for nursing homes. […]
2019 Activity & Social Service Auxiliary Leaders Elected
The Activity & Social Services Auxiliary of the Alabama Nursing Home Association today elected officers to lead the group in 2019. The new officers are: […]
Major Health Care Expansion Opens in Blount County
Freezing weather and snow flurries couldn’t stop more than 200 people from celebrating the completion of a major health care expansion in Oneonta. […]
Brushing away infections, improving quality of life for nursing home patients
By Jimmy Creed University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) School of Nursing Professor Rita Jablonski, PhD, CRNP, FGSA, FAAN, has been awarded a $1.7 million grant from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid [...]
Health care management alumni share successes with current students
UAB Health Care Management alumni Lauriel Simpson and Shanetrice Fortner welcomed 12 HCM students to Arlington Rehabilitation & Health Center in Birmingham. […]
Nine Alabama Nursing Homes Receive National Quality Award
In front of a crowd of more than 2,000 people, nine Alabama nursing homes were recognized for outstanding achievement in health care quality. […]
Nursing Home Uses Anniversary to Shed Light on Long-Term Health Care
By: Teri R. Sumbry Westside Terrace Healthcare marked its 25th anniversary by educating local politicians about long-term health care. […]
