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Earning Residents' Trust
Lorie Goodwin, Resident Programs Coordinator at Brookdale Tullahoma, explains how she makes personal connections with her residents.
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Four Reasons to See a Geriatrician
If you want the senior in your life to get the best possible care, consider booking an appointment with a geriatrician, an expert in issues associated with aging.
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Use the Prompting Technique With Loved Ones With Dementia
A technique known as prompting can help foster a more successful partnership with your loved one with dementia. It can also help you and your loved one communicate better and work together more smoothly.
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Why Osteoporosis Can Be Dangerous for Older Adults
There's more hope on the horizon for managing osteoporosis, a disease that often stops seniors in their tracks if they fracture a bone after falling.
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Our Residents Get Creative
Brookdale Remington Park residents try their hand at flower arranging, tie-dye and more.
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How-To Tips for Having a Conversation About Senior Living
Conversations with aging parents about senior living can be complicated. Here are a few coaching tips.
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Incontinence Is Hard to Talk About but Often Easy to Treat
t’s a common condition that’s very treatable and it is also one that can cause a lot of emotional pain. I'm talking about urinary incontinence—something that many people choose to keep to themselves because they feel embarrassed.
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You Can Get a COVID-19 Booster and a Flu Shot At Once—Plus Other Booster Qs
You’ve probably heard a lot of discussion in the news about a booster for the COVID-19 vaccine. The information is changing rapidly, but for now, here are some things you should know about the booster and its role in helping to prevent serious illness from COVID-19.
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4 Tips to Help Prevent Medication Complications
The effects of taking multiple medications to manage co-existing health problems is called polypharmacy. Medication side effects and interactions can cause deadly harm, and seniors are especially at risk.
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Five Tips to Help Ease Care Transitions for People With Dementia
Transitions can be difficult for people with dementia. Here are some recommendations on how to maintain person-centered care during care transitions.
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Rehabilitation For People Living With Dementia
In 2019, a new dementia-friendly skilled nursing and rehabilitation unit at Brookdale Overland Park near Kansas City opened its doors. It incorporates specific technology devices and specialized training for clinicians to deliver person-centered, skilled nursing care and rehabilitation to patients with dementia.
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Happy Customer Experience Day
Each year on the first Tuesday in October, customer experience professionals around the world celebrate #CXDay and recognize the people and companies that make great customer experiences happen. At Brookdale, our associates continue to enrich the lives of the people we serve even as they adjust to rapidly changing conditions brought on by the pandemic.
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Medical Ethics at the End of Life
Caring for a terminally ill patient at the end of life is one of the most difficult and complex challenges families and health care providers will face. It often poses a number of gut-wrenching questions for which there simply aren’t easy answers.
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How Brookdale Is Responding to Double-Punch Flu Season
With the COVID-19 pandemic still a serious ongoing health issue, the approaching flu season will present some heightened challenges. Health experts are calling it a potential double-punch, in which individuals who fail to get a flu shot may find themselves battling both the flu and COVID-19.
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Suicide Prevention and the Elderly
Suicide rates have been on the rise across the country, and that disturbing trend has hit the nation's seniors especially hard. The September edition of Brookdale’s Optimum Life Continuing Education series focuses on potential solutions to elderly suicide.
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