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How To Properly Care For The Caregiver
Caring For The Caregiver - by Judah Gutwein, L.N.H.A. Regency Nursing Centers, NJ - In the profession of senior healthcare, we are naturally inclined to show compassion towards the patients and residents, who are clinically compromised and require our help. What about their loved ones who are placing their parent(s) with us, often after years of caring for them? Do we similarly show compassion to them...
October 15, 2015
Defining Hospice Care
What is Hospice? - Hospice as a strictly clinical designation means the patient has been given 6 months (or less) to live. However, beyond purely clinical terms, none of us can predict the inevitability of any future outcome. Therefore, at our facilities (-Regency Nursing Centers of New Jersey)-, we place a special focus on the power of choice and the preservation of life and the quality of life in...
June 25, 2015
Beating the 5 Fears of Aging
Joan Pagano is the author of best-selling fitness books, including the recent release "Strength Training Exercises for Women" (DK, 2014), an informational speaker on health and fitness topics and the owner of Joan Pagano Fitness in New York City. Former trainer to Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis and Caroline Kennedy, Joan has specialized in strength training and exercise regimens since 1988. Beginning around...
April 23, 2015
Growing Old Can Get Old (But It Doesn't Have to Be Painful)
Here’s a painful reminder of getting older (as opposed tothe good news part of still being around). An estimated 18.7 million people experience some type of ongoing pain,according to a recent issue of PAIN, a publication dedicated to its title. The study, which included cognitive and physical performance assessments, was done in community or in residential care facilities, such as retirement or assisted-living...
December 12, 2013