Why 5-Star Quality Rating is So Important in Skilled Nursing Care
Connie Leinicke 2018-06-28T11:24:27-05:00How do you know who to trust when selecting a skilled nursing care facility? This is a question people often ask when selecting a care [...]
Hot Weather Tips for Seniors
Connie Leinicke 2018-06-18T10:47:40-05:00Hot weather is here, and it can be a dangerous time of the year for seniors. It is also one of the most enjoyable [...]
Benefits of Arts & Crafts for Assisted Living Residents
Connie Leinicke 2018-04-30T10:37:05-05:00Regularly scheduled Arts & Crafts take place in our awesome Activities Room at Pacific Care Center. Here residents can express their creativity while enjoying the many [...]
Positive Effects of Aromatherapy in Assisted Living Facilities
Connie Leinicke 2018-03-21T11:53:04-05:00Aromatherapy is the practice of using fragrant essential oils derived from medicinal plants, herbs, flowers, trees, and roots to help improve an individual’s emotional and physical well [...]
12 Ways to Avoid Cabin Fever for Seniors
Connie Leinicke 2018-03-09T13:40:32-06:00“Cabin fever” doesn’t just relate to the weather. It relates, too, to not being active enough with daily life activities. That’s why staying indoors [...]
Game Therapy Benefits the Elderly
Connie Leinicke 2018-02-27T16:04:37-06:00Game therapy benefits the elderly! A great way to keep elderly and seniors’ minds active and healthy is by simply playing games. Daily activities [...]
Hand & Nail Care for Seniors
Connie Leinicke 2018-02-22T15:21:33-06:00Hand & nail care becomes more important as one ages. In caring for senior hands and nails, it’s important to make daily efforts to protect [...]
Preventing Healthcare-Associated Infections (HAIs)
Connie Leinicke 2020-06-09T13:49:33-05:00Families, patients, healthcare personnel, and visitors all play an important role to keep patients safe from infection. The Association for Professionals in [...]
Foot and Toenail Care for the Elderly – An Important Healthcare Goal
Connie Leinicke 2018-01-31T16:43:32-06:00Proper foot and toenail care for seniors is an important healthcare goal. Proper foot care for senior feet prevents further injury and protects [...]
Assisted Living Provides Peace of Mind
Connie Leinicke 2018-01-04T13:43:08-06:00(Adapted from American Senior Communities blog, Oct 13, 2016) For a family caregiver, feeling guilty when the need to move a loved one into [...]