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Now, more than ever, many are turning to a more holistic approach to medicine. For generations, essential oils have been used to ease symptoms of depression, anxiety, and insomnia.  Some [...]

  Family caregivers have now faced weeks or even months of physical separation from their loved ones in nursing homes and other long-term care facilities in order to protect them from [...]

There is no evidence to suggest that dementia itself increases the risk for Coronavirus, just like dementia does not increase risk for flu. However, behaviors, increased age, and common health [...]

The Four Criteria to Qualify for ICP Medicaid in Florida The Institutional Care Program (ICP) is a Medicaid program that helps Florida’s senior and disabled residents in nursing facilities pay [...]

According to Florida Statute §400.0255, a nursing home must provide notice to a resident it is discharging at least 30 days in advance of the date of discharge. There are multiple reasons which a [...]

No, it is against the law for nursing homes to ban visitors from seeing their loved ones, unless the visitor is deemed dangerous to the other residents of the nursing home. According to the [...]

A study published in the journal Annals of Internal Medicine states that at least one in five nursing facility residents is subject to abuse by other nursing facility residents. A large amount of [...]

Many people are not as informed regarding the different aspects of nursing facility care as they would like to be, and many have been misinformed as to what a nursing facility care encompasses [...]

Hasbro has created a new brand of product entitled Companion Pets that are designed for purchase and utilization by elderly individuals. On the Companion Pets website you are presented with two [...]

As technological advances increase, so do the ways in which immoral individuals use technology to exploit others. There have been numerous instances in which nursing home employees have been [...]