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This month we get to meet Julia Roland.Julia has worked in the healthcare field for 5 years. Having a degree in English, she entered the health care field working as a writer/editor for a senior continuous care community. Working around seniors inspired her to go back to school to become an Registered Nurse. She continued […]

Guest Post: Melanie Fischer, RN What does it mean to be a CNA?  Wow, that is a pretty wide open question. We can go down so many different paths as far as subject content goes.  However, I would like address how a CNA should conduct themselves. First, let’s take the title-CNA, which stands for Certified […]

Guest Post: Melanie Fischer, RN What does it mean to be a CNA?  Wow, that is a pretty wide open question. We can go down so many different paths as far as subject content goes.  However, I would like address how a CNA should conduct themselves. First, let’s take the title-CNA, which stands for Certified […]

Successful companies realize that employees are their most important asset. Customers might be the reason the lights stay on, but those customers wouldn’t exist without the hard work and dedication put forth by employees. It’s for this reason that employers should actively invest in their workers. Specifically, they should aim to treat them as they […]

They call it the fourth meal. For many, snacking is the number one cause for derailed diets, unintentional calorie overloading and an increase in sugar or salt intake. But the snack is often the saving grace of the work day – the only problem is most of us are left with limited choices at the […]

Cognitive Impairment Another troublesome symptom of Parkinson’s is mild cognitive impairment. Many people with Parkinson’s are surprised to find that they feel distracted or disorganized, or have difficulty planning and carrying through tasks. It may be harder to focus in situations that divide their attention, like a group conversation. When facing a task or situation on their […]

Cognitive Impairment Another troublesome symptom of Parkinson’s is mild cognitive impairment. Many people with Parkinson’s are surprised to find that they feel distracted or disorganized, or have difficulty planning and carrying through tasks. It may be harder to focus in situations that divide their attention, like a group conversation. When facing a task or situation on their […]

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 […]