Greeters, Greenery, Gadgetry — and Gratitude

Our community hospital is extraordinary. It was designed by the architect who created the Museum of Modern Art in New York and the Kennedy Center in Washington, DC. The main reception area is light and spacious with skylights and a dome-covered 40-foot koi pond. Large...

The Kindness of Strangers

Featuring: Nancy Smith, Transportation, Knollwood Life Plan Community We’ve all heard the parable of the Good Samaritan, the story about a traveler on his way to Jerusalem who is attacked by robbers, stripped of his clothes, beaten and left half dead on the road.  A...

You Can’t Pour from an Empty Cup

Featuring: Sudi Rodway, Recreational Therapist As the COVID-19 virus ran its course through the country, it put incredible pressure on patients and residents in the nation’s hospitals and long-term care facilities. Older adults were particularly affected by the virus,...

Managing a Sea Change in Caregiving

Featuring: Michelle Stull, CNA & Head of Housekeeping, Providence Place Senior Living Chambersburg Students of Greek mythology may remember Proteus, the old man of the sea—god of elusive sea change. As the story goes, Proteus knew everything, past and present and...

Help Wanted

Featuring: Caregiver Lashonda B. CNA in Staffing & Scheduling With coronavirus restrictions easing and people out and about again, we’ve started seeing them everywhere – “Help Wanted” signs. They’re posted in restaurants and cafés, retail stores and hotels....