A new poll, commissioned by Workplace Options© in conjunction with the Alzheimer’s Association®, shows that more than one in seven American workers (15 percent) are active or former caregivers for someone with Alzheimer’s or another form of dementia. Among those, fewer than half (47 percent)…
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Comment Period Opens for U.S. Alzheimer’s Plan
From the Wisconsin Assisted Living Association (WALA) via ALFA. Welcome Home is a member of WALA. The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has released an initial framework for a national plan addressing Alzheimer’s disease. The framework tackles the problem from different angles and…
Thomas Landing team walks to find an end to Alzheimer’s
What an honor to walk with so many people committed to find and end to Alzheimer’s on Saturday, September 10, 2011. The walk started at 9:30am on a beautiful, sunny day. Walkers of all ages helped raise over $31,000.00 from the Rice Lake area. There…
What we’ll be watching this weekend
This morning I came across a blog post over at CNN that mentioned a television special hosted by Larry King. It’s called “Unthinkable: the Alzheimer’s Edpidmic”. It was air on May 1st at 7pm Central. On Sunday May 1st, CNN will air the first Larry…
Tons of stuff going on!
First and foremost, I want to thank everyone who came out to see me speak with a good friend of mine at the Assisted Living Federation of America conference and expo last week in Orlando. I was incredibly nervous, but I calmed once I saw a…
Fighting Ageism in America
We recently returned from the Assisted Living Federation of America conference and there was a common theme we would like to share. In today’s society, there seems to be a lot of “ageism” out there. Ageism is defined as discrimination against people on the grounds of…
Senior Living Professionals Gather at ALFA’s Conference & Expo
Welcome Home joined with 2,000 conference attendees this week to celebrate senior living’s efforts to fight ageism in America. Following a motivational speech by leadership guru, Steve Farber, attendees visited with exhibitors. All attendees later enjoyed the ALFA Hero Awards Lunch, concurrent sessions and an…
Aging Parents: 5 warning signs of health problems
Recently, I had a chance meeting with one of our families outside of the work environment and we got to talking about a variety of things. One of the points of conversation that was most interesting is the process that families go through when looking…
U.S. Senate Special Committee on Aging Moderates Assisted Living Discussion
On March 16, the U.S. Senate Aging Committee held a roundtable discussion entitled, “Assisted Living at the Dawn of America’s ‘Age Wave’: What Have States Achieved and How is the Federal Role Evolving?” The discussion included a wide range of stakeholder representatives from state and…
Welcome Home staff head to WALA’s Spring Conference
Team members from Welcome Home head out today for what looks to be a great week at the Wisconsin Assisted Living Association’s Spring Conference. Topics will include: Leadership, Regulations; Family Care; Clinical; Operations; Human Relations; and Marketing will be covered. Each year, we participate in…