Creating Connection and culture Change through the physical facility environment in senior care housing options: Is it the place, program or the policy that makes a difference? By: Stan Ingman, PhD; Kendall Brune, PhD, LNHA, Fellow; Jack Carmen, AIA Rethinking the Role of Place – What Does it Mean to Have a Home? The word “home” is a term that…
I get asked by elders every week, “Will Social Security last throughout my life?” It is a big question and raises many elders out of poverty. According to reports, 17% of our nation’s elders raise out of poverty due to Social Security Payments. https://www.nber.org/aginghealth/summer04/w10466.html The Social Security actuaries project a program deficit over the next 75 years of 2.84% of…
Kendall Ray Brune, PhD, MBA, LNHA, FACHCA While working for Dr. Stan Ingman at the Center for Aging Studies, at the University of Missouri-Columbia I served as a Research Associate on a grant centered on “Culture Change, replicating a program called the “Eden Alternative”. Dr. Ingman, the Center and the Project Life Board had received funds from Lieutenant Governor Rodger…
Abstract Animal-assisted activity programs are commonly used in long-term care facilities to enhance the well-being of older residents. Although research suggests that older adults benefit from these programs, little is known about the experience from the perspective of older adults themselves. In this qualitative study, we used direct observation and in-depth interviews to gain an understanding of the experience of…
By Doris Savron, Executive Dean for University of Phoenix® College of Health Professions With the implementation of the Affordable Care Act and increased regulation in healthcare throughout the last decade, the industry has seen digital and technological solutions implemented at an exponential rate. This shift to incorporating more technology into healthcare settings allows healthcare professionals to collect, store, retrieve and…
