Categories for Senior Safety
July 28, 2016
Preparing for Admission to Long-term Care in a Skilled Nursing Facility
By Veronica Cabral, Admissions Coordinator, Chelsea Jewish Nursing Home Making the decision to place your loved one in a long-term care facility can be difficult. Many people wish to take…
July 22, 2016
Memory Loss and Assisted Living
By Tammy Naugler, Nurse Manager, Harriett & Ralph Kaplan Estates Memory Support What exactly is assisted living in terms of memory care? The term “Assisted Living” is often synonymous with…
June 14, 2016
Disaster and Emergency Preparedness: One of the Most Important Considerations When Touring Assisted Living Facilities
By Megin Hemmerling, Executive Director, Harriett & Ralph Kaplan Estates When touring Assisted Living Facilities (ALFs) the safety and emergency preparedness practices of the community should be a top consideration….
June 8, 2016
The Health Care Proxy Conversation
By Janice Glick, Director of Social Work/Case Management at the Chelsea Jewish Lifecare North Shore Campus Many people are unaware of the nature of a Health Care Proxy. Basically, a…
January 29, 2016
Safety Is Our Top Priority
By Sergio Armando Alarcon, Director of Plant Operations, The Estates on Admiral’s Hill At the Estates on Admiral’s Hill, we strive to ensure the safety of our residents within our…
September 28, 2015
Flu Season: It’s That Time of Year Again
By Ron Anglo, Chief Clinical Officer, Chelsea Jewish Lifecare Fall is finally here and before we know it, snow will be on the ground. Unfortunately, as the temperature naturally falls,…
September 8, 2015
Age is Only a Number
By Donna Crescenzo, Controller, Chelsea Jewish Lifecare, North Shore Campus Most of us have heard the adages “fifty is the new forty” and “sixty is the new fifty” implying that…
August 18, 2015
Signs that Your Loved One May Benefit from an Assisted Living Residence
By Marta Sturm, Director of Marketing, The Estates at Woodbridge The truth is that no one really wants to leave a longtime home and make a drastic change in their…
February 10, 2015
Making Your Home Safe for Seniors
In past blogs we have discussed bathroom safety for seniors since the bathroom tends to be one of the common fall locations. But what about the the rest of the…
October 15, 2014
Bathroom Safety for Seniors
The statistics are frightening about falls for seniors. The Centers for Disease Control reports that “One out of three older adults (those aged 65 or older) falls each year.” This…
May 13, 2014
Personal Emergency Response Systems
Protecting our elderly loved ones comes naturally, especially when they are not as strong and nimble-footed as they once were. Having a senior loved one who lives alone or is…