Healthcare Professional Blog
Settling In: How Brookdale Helps Make Your Move to Senior Living With Ease and Comfort
Moving from hospital or home care? Discover how Brookdale helps ensure a seamless transition with personalized care plans, compassionate staff and vibrant community life. Read more about our approach to the first 90 days, and schedule your tour today
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It’s Time for Senior Living to Embrace Value-Based Care
Senior living communities were not traditionally designed to focus on healthcare or follow the principles of the value-based care model—but they should.
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How Senior Living Communities Can Improve Behavioral Health
Senior living can play a vital role in combating the mental health crisis by providing supportive and inclusive environments.
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How Brookdale Partners With Healthcare Providers to Help Manage Chronic Conditions
One of the primary chronic conditions impacting seniors (and all Americans) is heart disease. In honor of American Heart Month, learn how we help our residents have a better quality of life by helping them manage chronic conditions like congestive heart failure in partnership with their healthcare providers.
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How Senior Living Can Offer a Full Career Path for Nurses
Nurses, particularly those in school or early in their careers, may not realize the world of senior living can offer a full career path. At Brookdale, nurses are one of our most essential and valued associates. We work to help provide professional development opportunities for our nurses so they can attain their personal and professional goals.
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When Weight Gain Can Be Good for Seniors
As we age, our metabolism slows down and activity levels change, and, for some, these factors might contribute to weight gain. Despite a culture that has taught us to be concerned about putting on pounds in most instances, here are three situations when it could be beneficial for seniors.
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The Importance of Deprescribing for Seniors
Deprescribing involves routinely monitoring medications and intentionally decreasing or discontinuing prescriptions that are potentially harmful or no longer beneficial. We invited Todd King, Pharm.D., CGP, to share his insight for Brookdale’s Optimum Life® Continuing Education Series.
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How to Be an Ethical Influencer Within Your Healthcare Organization
In today’s complex environment, decisions are often made quickly and without full context. The skills of social influence can help healthcare leaders gain trust, expand the narrative and engage people at all levels of their organization when weighing impactful decisions.
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Why a Family of Choice Is Important for LGBTQ+ Patients’ Health
During its Optimum Life® Continuing Education Series, Brookdale talked with Dan Stewart, MSG, the Associate Director of the Aging Equality Project at the Human Rights Campaign Foundation (HRCF), about disparities in LGBTQ+ healthcare and how providers can better understand LGBTQ+ individuals’ network of support.
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New Vaccine Recommendations for Adults 65 and Older
New vaccines mean new recommendations from the CDC for adults 65 years and older. Learn how physicians and Brookdale Senior Living can work together to help improve vaccination rates for older adults.
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How Paperwork Helps Protect Your Patient: The Importance of Advance Care Directives
We spoke with trust and estate litigation expert Kerry R. Peck, Esq., to discuss the differences between powers of attorney and advance directives, and why they are important to healthcare professionals as a part of Brookdale’s Optimum Life® Continuing Education Series.
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The 10 Signs of Caregiver Burnout—and What to Do About Them
Brookdale consulted the Alzheimer’s Association to identify the 10 signs of caregiver burnout. If your patient’s caregiver is experiencing burnout, it might be time for them to consider outside support.
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How Generational Differences and Health Disparities Impact Senior Populations
Acknowledging and addressing the health biases and disparities created by ageism is critical in providing the highest quality care for older adults. Dr. Leigh-Anne Royster, assistant vice president for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion at Duke University, explores concepts and frameworks for effective equity and inclusion practices as part of Brookdale’s Optimum Life® Continuing Education Series.
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Primary Care Provider Opens Up About His Patients’ Experience in Senior Living
Healthcare professionals are one of the most trusted sources of information for patients in their decision to move into a senior living community. We sat down with primary care provider Grady Goodwin, M.D., to learn why he recommends Brookdale Senior Living to his patients.
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Ageism in Healthcare Leaves Seniors Behind — But Senior Living Can Help Make a Difference
As a senior living community focused on improving outcomes, Brookdale refuses to leave seniors behind. Because no one else in the United States cares for as many seniors as we do, as well as we do, we are moving the needle on what it means to age well.
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