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The best things in life may be free, but that doesn’t mean they won’t take time, sweat, and perseverance to acquire.That’s especially the case when it comes to learning important life skills. In an effort to ascertain which talents are worth the investment, one Quora reader posed the question: What are the hardest and most useful skills to […]

Pregnancy and motherhood has been found to permanently alter a woman’s brains, specifically how it and the body may react to future treatments or hormones later in life, a recent study says.Researchers wanted to see how women who had given birth to children would respond to “estrogen hormone treatments, which are often prescribed to treat […]

Pregnancy and motherhood has been found to permanently alter a woman’s brains, specifically how it and the body may react to future treatments or hormones later in life, a recent study says. Researchers wanted to see how women who had given birth to children would respond to “estrogen hormone treatments, which are often prescribed to […]

For many of us, driving is a vital component of freedom and independence. But aging brings physical changes that can jeopardize your future on the road. “Most people I see don’t think they have any driving problems,” says Barbara Moscowitz, a geriatric social worker at Harvard-affiliated Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston. “But even subtle changes in […]

Always on the first day of National Nursing Assistants Week, it is National Career Nurse Assistants Day. This day is set aside to recognize the nursing assistants who dedicate their lives to the well-being of others for 5 to as many as 58 years. Nursing assistants many times work in hospitals and nursing homes performing […]

Congratulations, Hannah!  Hannah is our Tuition Reimbursement Winner for May!  She will be getting a refund from us soon. You could be next!“My name is Hannah. I have three sisters one being my twin sister. I am a prenursing student at Wichita state and am applying for the nursing program for the spring semester. I […]

Now as never before, attention is being directed to care of our elder and disabled citizens and greater attention also is directed to the workers who provide hands-on-care and caring.The 38th annual National Nursing Assistants’ Week provides a timely opportunity to foster and showcase the wonderful things that can happen for residents and workers when […]

The best assisted living communities make it a priority to have an energetic and creative activities director on their staff.  This individual is tasked with keeping residents busy and happy and stimulated. A good activities director will continually ask residents and their loved ones for input so that the calendar is filled with a well-rounded […]

The best assisted living communities make it a priority to have an energetic and creative activities director on their staff.  This individual is tasked with keeping residents busy and happy and stimulated. A good activities director will continually ask residents and their loved ones for input so that the calendar is filled with a well-rounded […]

This month we get to meet Cindy Gaschler.   Cindy has worked in the healthcare field for 15 years. She began her career as a CNA, then completed her LPN, and continued with an ADN degree.  She functioned as a Long Term Care charge nurse, Inpatient Rehabilitation nurse, MDS Coordinator, and Director of Nursing.  Following this […]

From a young age, I was drawn to the power of stories. Between my obsession with the original Nancy Drew mysteries and my love for competing in storytelling contests, stories played a major role in my development. Of course, stories aren’t just for kids. Storytelling can be engaging and even therapeutic for anyone, with significant […]

What’s one of the biggest obstacles to bringing family fitness into your family life? Ideas. Just like our kids, we inevitably get hit with that question, “What should we do?” The first secret to making family fitness work, is to grab little moments and sneak activity in. The second secret is to streamline things so […]