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It’s time for school again?!!    It’s hard to believe it’s that time of year again!  Back to school ads on television and in the newspaper are now common place and we will soon see school buses shuttling children back and forth to school once again. Getting prepared for the start of the school year often […]

Projected Growth in the Healthcare Industry The healthcare is an industry that is continuing to expand.  According to the US Bureau of Labor and Statistics, “Industries and occupations related to health care, personal care and social assistance, and construction are projected to have the fastest job growth between 2010 and 2020”. Looking for a job […]

Without enough sleep, we all become tall two-year-olds. ~JoJo Jensen, Dirt Farmer Wisdom, 2002 Practically no one would dispute the need for seven to eight hours of sleep a night; the reality however, is that the majority of us getting far less sleep than our bodies require.  What is happening is our biological needs are […]

Without enough sleep, we all become tall two-year-olds. ~JoJo Jensen, Dirt Farmer Wisdom, 2002 Practically no one would dispute the need for seven to eight hours of sleep a night; the reality however, is that the majority of us getting far less sleep than our bodies require.  What is happening is our biological needs are […]

Are you an administrator or supervisor in a long term care setting? Do you want to help your employees grow and succeed in their careers? Online classes from We Care Online are a fantastic, low cost, and fast way for anyone to boost their skills in the healthcare field. But what can you do to […]

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 […]