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Hidden Factors That Can Lead To Falls

Hidden Factors That Can Lead To Falls

As a senior care provider, you are checking up on the health conditions of your residents on a regular basis. Is your staff missing some important details about the fall risks of older people? For most of us, a simple fall is more embarrassing than anything serious, but in assisted living environments the stakes are much higher. That’s why it’s important to educate your entire team about the “hidden” factors that can directly or indirectly lead to a fall.

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RAL Tech That Streamlines Medication Management

RAL Tech that Streamlines Medication Management

As technology moves the world of business forward, it’s only a matter of time before RAL homes embrace the same opportunities that the big-box facilities can afford. With resident medicine being an area with little room for error, why not streamline your team’s management of this precious resource with a system like CareAssist.

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Senior Care - Health And Senior Wellness Is A Team Journey

Senior Care – Health & Wellness is a Team Journey

The health and wellness journey that seniors and their family members experience is a team effort that involves many people.
From RAL home managers and caregivers to doctors and specialists, senior residents are often surrounded by many lines of communication.
In order to ensure that the resident’s health and wellness goals are being met, families need to have a quality plan to navigate and communicate with all involved parties.

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Therapeutic Fibbing: Lying Isn't Always a Bad Thing

Therapeutic Fibbing: Lying Isn’t Always A Bad Thing

Honesty is the best policy. But what if the person you are talking to is experiencing a completely different reality due to the effects of chronic neurodegenerative diseases like Alzheimer’s or dementia? Therapeutic fibbing is a technique that many care experts employ to reduce unnecessary stress and confusion in their residents’ lives.

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Ways to Help Residents Who Are Socially Isolated

Ways to Help Residents Who Are Socially Isolated

Many people enjoy the seasons of solitude, whether being engrossed in a book, walking through the woods, or listening to music. However, being alone and feeling lonely are two separate realities. Loneliness is a struggle for many seniors in assisted living, even though they are often physically surrounded by others. How do your residents perceive their community, social support, and feeling of belonging? There are systems to solves social isolation.

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Triggers That Upset Seniors with Dementia What to Look For

Triggers That Upset Seniors with Dementia…What to Look For

Caring for seniors that are suffering from dementia can be difficult. Assisted living residents can become upset easily, oftentimes taking out their anger on those who care for them. It’s important to realize that they aren’t acting out to be difficult, but because they’re dealing with internal struggles or basic needs that aren’t being met, and they aren’t as easily able to communicate these issues to those around them. These are sensitive situations for family and caregivers and understanding the senior, their needs, and patterns of behavior can help shed light on how to respond in a more helpful way that will benefit all involved.

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Great Activities for Seniors with Limited Mobility

Great Activities for Seniors with Limited Mobility

Limited mobility is an issue that many seniors in assisted living face, along with it comes considerable mental and physical consequences. Some risk factors among older adults with limited mobility include depression, memory loss, and diminished cognitive skills. If a loved one has lost some mobility, that doesn’t mean they have to give up the activities that they enjoy. There is a wide range of hobbies and activities that can help seniors with low mobility stay active and mentally sharp.

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Assisted Living Home Tours Suggestions

Home Tours…How to Create a Memorable Experience

The assisted living industry is a competitive one that requires RAL owners to seek excellence. One way that you can help your RAL business and distinguish yourself from the rest is to create a home tour experience for prospective residents that shows off the best of what you have to offer. Put yourself in the shoes of a potential resident…What are they looking for? What needs do they have?

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