A Rural Health Care Success Story
Camden is a crossroads in rural southwest Alabama. It’s 40 or more miles from the surrounding, larger towns. You’ll have to travel further to reach a metropolitan area. […]
A Night to Remember for Eufaula’s Seniors
By Linda Brannon, Alabama NewsCenter Thinking of senior prom usually brings to mind high school. But recently, more than 70 residents of Crowne Health Care of Eufaula donned their party [...]
Nursing Home Administrator Named Citizen of the Year in Piedmont
By Sherry Kughn, The Piedmont Journal Piedmont Healthcare Center’s administrator, Sandra Keener, often refers to patients and employees in the assisted living and nursing facility she oversees as “my patients” [...]
VIDEO: College Students Improve Social Interaction of Nursing Home Residents
Research and activities coordinated by college students are improving the social interaction for residents of Arbor Springs Health & Rehab Center in Opelika. […]
Staff Members Receive Special Training to Care for People Diagnosed with Alzheimer’s, Dementia
By Alden Kizer It often begins as simply as forgetting where you left your car keys. Over time, Alzheimer’s or dementia progresses until an individual can no longer care for [...]
Q & A with 2018 Activity & Social Service Auxiliary President Endya Gibbs
From the confidence she displays speaking to several hundred people, you’d never know Endya Gibbs was once a nervous new professional. She’ll be the first to tell you she’s come [...]
National Nursing Home Week is now National Skilled Nursing Care Week
There’s a new name and a new theme for one of the most important weeks of the year for nursing homes. […]
A Day in the Life of an Activity Professional
January 21-27 is National Activity Professionals Week. We’re paying tribute to the Activity Director and Activity Assistants that work in Alabama nursing homes by taking you through an “average” day. [...]
A Unique Search and Rescue Mission
By Steve Downs Sometimes what begins as a simple act of charity becomes much more meaningful for the recipient and the giver. That’s what happened when a business looking to [...]
Nursing Home Helps Save a Rural Senior Citizen Center
A call for help rang out from deep inside Alabama’s wiregrass. The senior citizen center in Haleburg was in danger of closing because of a budget shortfall. Town officials said [...]
Dozens of Alabama Nursing Homes Achieve Health Care Quality Goals
Sixty Alabama nursing homes are receiving national recognition for reaching quality goals. The acknowledgement comes from the American Health Care Association’s (AHCA) Quality Initiative Recognition Program. It recognizes skilled nursing [...]
Christmas Gift Ideas for Nursing Home Residents
Santa is making a list and checking it twice. What about you? Are you working on a Christmas gift list? Do you need help selecting [...]
