Categories for Skilled Nursing
August 2, 2016
At this Community, Residents Blink to Control Just About Everything
Written by Mary Kate Nelson “At the Leonard Florence Center for Living, residents can control just about everything around them through a series of blinks. The community is located in…
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 8, 2016
ALS Patient Designs a Residence He Can Control With Just Blinks
Architect with ALS designs a residence he can control with just blinks
July 1, 2016
CJF Celebrates Grand Opening of Dapper McDonald ALS Residence
The Leonard Florence Center for Living, the only urban model skilled nursing Green House® in the world caring for individuals with ALS, recently celebrated the opening of its second ALS…
June 29, 2016
EVS: We Are Building A Home
By Bill Rich, Director of Environmental Services, Leonard Florence Center for Living Working in the Health Care industry for the past 25 years, I have acquired many extremely valuable skills….
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…
April 18, 2016
If Only All Nursing Homes Followed This High-Tech, High-Quality Model!
April 14, 2016 – Posted by Linda Hernandez It’s a fear we all have—living out our final years in a nursing home. It can conjure up images of elders living…
April 6, 2016
Eye-controlled technology a “natural fit” for woman who loves learning, language and life
March 24, 2016 By Patti Murphy of Tobii Dynavox Andrea Solomon is a strong woman, inside and out, always showing by her example that caring for oneself while caring for…
March 28, 2016
A New Model for Nursing Home Care
By Susan B. Garland, From Kiplinger’s Retirement Report, April 2016 It’s a common refrain that adult children hear from their parents: “No matter what, promise that you’ll never put me…
February 22, 2016
For ALS Patients, Life Can Change At The Blink Of An Eye
February 19, 2016 By Catherine Whelan, WGBH “We’re the end of the line,” Judy tells me firmly. “It can be hard to come here at first after people get the…
February 9, 2016
From Generation to Generation
From Generation to Generation through Songs, Crayons and Games By Amy Forman, Jewish Journal Staff Published February 04, 2016, issue of February 04, 2016. “Twice each week, 95-year-old Marty Lawson…
December 14, 2015
The Green House Model of Care
By Ina Hoffman, Director of Admissions, Leonard Florence Center Since the Leonard Florence Center for Living opened more than five years ago, there have been hundreds of inquiries, many asking…