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We’ve all heard the saying, “a picture is worth a thousand words,” but sometimes the places we work and live and say just as much. In long term care settings, you’re trained to be courteous and attentive to your residents’ needs, but how much thought do you give to what the building itself might be […]

A few years ago, an extensive study was done to evaluate safety risks to home health care workers. Over two years, workers were surveyed to determine the safety issues they faced on the job. According to the report, the most common risks were, “cockroaches, cigarette smoke, vermin, irritating chemicals, and peeling paint. The following conditions were […]

Photo by @Doug88888 According to the Huffington Post, a Harvard Nurse’s Health Study that looked at caffeine’s effect on depression in over 50,000 women who worked in healthcare showed that women who consumed two to three cups of caffeinated coffee per day were 15 percent less likely to develop depression compared to those who drank one cup. Women who drank […]

The Baby Boomers are now reaching the age at which they need supplemental or residental medical care, and they’re bringing a whole new set of expectations and concerns to the field of long term care. Things like social connectedness, emotional support, and continuing education are important values to boomers, and the current culture in long […]

In the continuing quest to find treatments and cures for Alzheimer’s disease and other dementia-related issues, discoveries and breathroughs are being made every day. Earlier this month, a vaccine trial in Sweden showed great promise.The vaccine, called CAD106, was studied over the course of three years, and showed very positive results. While a previous vaccine […]

In the continuing quest to find treatments and cures for Alzheimer’s disease and other dementia-related issues, discoveries and breathroughs are being made every day. Earlier this month, a vaccine trial in Sweden showed great promise.The vaccine, called CAD106, was studied over the course of three years, and showed very positive results. While a previous vaccine […]

Photo courtesy of 401K 2012 While this doesn’t directly affect working conditions of assisted living employees, or the level of care you can provide, it is helpful to be aware of the costs that residents face in managed care facilities. As with most things, costs are going up in all aspects of healthcare – from […]

photo courtesy of VancityAllie Following up on our last post regarding dementia medications, there’s more interesting news in the field of memory in seniors. In particular, a recent study addressed the memory function of seniors living in care facilities. They ranged in age from 50-75 and were screened for dementia before they were allowed into the […]

Many of our former students work in dementia care, or work as part of a team addressing cognitive issues. This will be of particular interest to Certified Medication Aide  and Pharmacy Assistant/Technician students and those pursuing the certification. On a recent post in the Assisted Living Today blog, they took a look at five medications […]

Photo by adactio It’s common knowledge that “brown bagging”, or bringing a lunch from home, is cheaper and more healthy than eating out (or at your facility’s cafeteria), but healthy foods can be time consuming and hard to keep fresh. If you enjoy salads but are sick of wilted leaves and rusty lettuce, this tip […]

We Care Online offers a broad range of online medical classes and can prepare you for a career in everything from nursing to pharmacy, but how do you know if online learning is right for you? Are you comfortable reading and writing?  In a traditional classroom, a professor or instructor lectures and students listen and […]

“Of the top ten leading causes of death in the United States, Alzheimer’s disease–which ranks sixth–is particularly devastating in that there is no cure, no way to prevent it and no proven way to slow its progression. And with at least 11 million Americans expected to have the disease by the middle of the century–boosting […]