My first career choice did not work out, nor my second for that matter. Watching the kids from Chicago Jackie Robinson West play in the Little League World Series brought back many great memories of my days when I was their age. Yes that was my first career choice. I had one major problem…I couldn’t… View Article
Supportive Living is a licensed senior program for seniors 65 years of age and older in which services are similar to Assisted Living. Supportive Living also has licensed communities for the specific purpose of serving those with disabilities from the ages of 22 – 64. The biggest difference between Assisted Living and Supportive Living is… View Article
Well Monday is a great day right? We might as well start it out with tackling the crazy world of senior care terms. Today we begin with “Triple A” but not the branded auto agency we all love… For our purposes AAA stands for Area Agency on Aging. These are nonprofit agencies serving adults in… View Article
I am always amazed at how industry specific jargon and acronyms pervade marketing efforts and conversations with non industry members and lay persons. The senior care industry, our industry is probably as guilty as any and it creates a real problem for marketers and consumers alike. At Elmwood Terrace we want to continue being a resource in… View Article
100 Years ago today “The War To End All Wars” began. WWI as my father always referred to it holds no romanticism for me for several reasons. First is the craziness of such a thing happening, A World War, for gosh sake and secondly is the fact it certainly didn’t end all wars as we… View Article
In the U.S. there are over 700,000 certified nursing assistants providing care and personal assistance to residents in long term care facilities. These are the people who ultimately are responsible for the quality of care throughout the system. This type of work takes a special kind of person with a special innate form of patience… View Article
Yesterday I gave a tour of our facilities to a couple who was attempting to locate some short-term rehabilitation for the gentleman’s father. It seems “dad” had been living independently and doing well at age 82 until a recent fall set him back. We came recommended by a patient who was here for 64 days… View Article
Most who know me know that I am a big fan of Social for business, for keeping in touch with old friends and family. This week one of my cousins began the task of transferring all of our important scanned family photos and documents from myfamily.com to a new family facebook page she created. If… View Article
Wow, it is the 3rd of July and it will barely get into the 70’s in a most of the mid-west today! This holiday more than most reminds me of the patriotism of my late father. He was the son of a communist, was a veteran and never failed to fly the flag every day… View Article
On Sunday my mother-n-law had a stroke…or at least she was showing signs of one as we drove near downtown Chicago. She had a headache, weakness in one arm and her left eye and part of her face was twitching. We were 10 minutes from Rush Medical and John H. Stroger Hospital. This is in… View Article
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