While person-centered care has been around for decades now, it took some time to work its way through senior care communities throughout the United States. Even today, there are some…
Author: Dr. Jim Collins
Dementia and Anxiety: What’s the Connection?
Anxiety is a common psychiatric disorder affecting individuals at any age, but can be more devastating to those of advanced age, particularly older adults diagnosed with dementia. Anxiety and dementia…
Quality in Senior Care: What Does It Mean?
Providing both quality of care and quality of life are primary goals in senior care regardless of the setting. Whether in skilled nursing centers or assisted living communities, quality is…
Using Mindfulness When You Need It Most: Part 2
Research has shown many benefits of practicing mindfulness, regardless of good or bad times in people’s lives. It can reduce stress and anxiety that are associated with thinking about the…
Sustainable and Impactful Dementia Training
Some studies indicate that up to 80% of skilled nursing residents have some type of dementia-related disorder including Alzheimer’s disease, vascular dementia and Lewy Body dementia. In order to provide…
Using Mindfulness When You Need It Most: Part 1
During good times and bad, practicing mindfulness can make a big difference in how you think, behave and feel. It can help to ease stress, reduce anxiety, avoid depressing thoughts…