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How To Help Your Resident Keep That Smile: Part 2

May 18, 2019 by Diane 3 Comments

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Did you get a chance to read my post about the importance of providing high-quality dental care in the nursing home? As promised, today I’m sharing a variety of approaches you can use to take excellent care of your residents’ precious teeth.

Staff education

When I worked as a CNA many years ago, nearly every resident arrived at the nursing home wearing dentures. It was unusual to see someone who still had their natural teeth.

Today we see a little bit of everything, including full dentures, bridges, natural teeth, crowns, and implants. Dentures were easy to care for; we simply brushed them and soaked them in water overnight. Now caregivers need to know a lot more about the various options.

Creative Acts Of Kindness For June

May 15, 2019 by Diane Leave a Comment

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acts of kindness for the month of June

How are you and your residents coming along with your Acts of Kindness for this year? It’s always exciting when someone tells me they tried one of the suggestions!

If you happened to miss the list for May, you can find it on this page. So, here we go for the month of June:

1. In many communities, nursing home residents volunteer to listen to children read during the summer months. This helps kids maintain or improve their reading skills over their school break. Check with local elementary schools for details.

4 More Award-Winning Senior Care Communities

May 12, 2019 by Diane Leave a Comment

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award winning senior care communities

I love reading about the innovative programs that nursing homes develop to enhance the lives of their residents. If you need ideas to spice things up at your facility, you’ll want to check these out, too.

As you read about these programs, you’ll probably come up with additional questions. With this in mind, I’m providing a link to each facility, allowing you to contact them directly.

A National Nursing Home Week Invitation

May 9, 2019 by Diane Leave a Comment

National Nursing Home Week

Next week is National Nursing Home Week, an occasion we all can celebrate! As I thought about what to share with you for this special week, I decided to tell you a story. It’s about a nursing home nurse I knew many years ago.

We all know people whose paths we cross that end up making a profound impact on who we become. Mary was one of those people.

How To Help Your Resident Keep That Smile

May 6, 2019 by Diane Leave a Comment

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nursing home dental care

Recently I asked my newsletter subscribers for suggestions as to topics they would like to see addressed on my blog. One reader requested that I write a post about dental care in nursing homes.

This reader expressed concern that the staff doesn’t help her mom brush her teeth as often as they should at the nursing home. She shared that her mom has taken excellent care of her teeth all of her life. Now she fears her mom could lose her beautiful smile.

Staff education

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