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Navigating the World of Long-Term Care: A Guide for Nurses

Minority Nurse

In the vast and varied landscape of healthcare careers, long-term care is sometimes overlooked. What is Long-term Care? Long-term care (LTC) refers to a range of services to meet a person’s health or personal care needs for an extended period.

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Empowering Caregivers: Resources and Support Systems for Those Providing Care for a Loved One

Caregiver Support Services

This blog shares the importance of caregiving and resources to help caregivers thrive while taking care of their well-being. From tending to elderly parents or supporting a partner through chronic illness to raising a child with special needs, caregiving requires huge emotional strength, physical energy, and mental resilience.

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Caring for Aging Parents: Balancing Your Needs and Theirs

Seasons Hospice

Balancing the needs of aging parents with our own responsibilities and self-care can be both challenging and rewarding. The journey requires not only physical and emotional stamina but also a thoughtful approach to managing relationships, time, and personal well-being.

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Lessons from nurses, reflections from the past

Rehab Realities by Renee Kinder

Embracing these differences across patients and across interdisciplinary team members allows us to enrich the therapeutic process, fostering inclusivity and promoting personalized care tailored to each resident’s specific goals and preferences. For further inquiries, she can be contacted here. Have a column idea?

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Human Understanding Metric: Enhancing patient-centered care in skilled nursing facilities

Rehab Realities by Renee Kinder

Finally, personalization. Personalizing care means tailoring interventions to meet the specific needs of each patient. The opinions expressed in McKnight’s Long-Term Care News guest submissions are the author’s and are not necessarily those of McKnight’s Long-Term Care News or its editors.

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Senior Housing Options: From Independent Living to Assisted Living

Seasons Hospice

Benefits of Assisted Living Personalized Care : Assisted living communities offer personalized care plans tailored to each resident’s needs. Cost : Senior housing can be expensive, and costs vary widely depending on the type of community and the level of care provided.

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Keeping Alzheimer’s Patients at Home With Memory Care

Comfort Home Care

These are the primary services offered to those dealing with Alzheimer’s disease or dementia: Companion services: Basic supervision which can include activities such as reading, playing games, chatting, exercising, or simply keeping the person company.

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