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5 Common Questions About Nursing Home Care

The answers will help you and your family better understand nursing home care
October 18, 2021
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In Life’s Last Chapter, What Matters? A Room With a View

A window overlooking a stand of trees helped revive this writer’s dying mother
March 30, 2021
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The Nursing Home Vulnerabilities That Led to Disaster

Experts say these five main factors caused the colossal failures during the pandemic
March 26, 2021
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How’d We Get Here? The History of Nursing Homes

From colonial almshouses to privatization and regulation
March 5, 2021
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Welcome to The Future of Elder Care

An introduction to our 2021 series — and a call for your stories
February 2, 2021
2020 Influencer in Aging Robert Espinoza

Robert Espinoza Knows Professional Care Workers Deserve More

This policymaker fights for better jobs — and therefore better care
November 18, 2020
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COVID-19 and the Future of Aging: The Outlook for Senior Housing and Care

Why this expert thinks a person-centered approach will be critical
October 14, 2020
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The Huge Emotional Toll COVID-19 Is Taking on Nursing Home Residents

A new survey's troubling findings on their mental health due to isolation
October 8, 2020
Music therapist Kimberly Williams plays guitar for patient Elaine Lego

The New Sound of Music Therapy in Long-Term Care

Music therapy can help calm and inspire people during COVID-19
October 7, 2020
Beth Graham and her mother Betty, taken in the fall of 2019 at her nursing home in Ponte Vedra, Fla.

My Mom Just Wants a Hug: Families Unite to Open Up Nursing Homes

The pandemic has brought family caregivers together to lobby for change
September 28, 2020
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Taking a Caregiving Job to Make a Difference During COVID-19

For two of the workers, they are now closer to loved ones in assisted living
August 12, 2020
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