Connecting with elderly family members and friends and creating lasting memories not only is fun, it also can be healthy for all involved.
Booster shots now approved for all three COVID-19 vaccines
Everyone who has been fully vaccinated with any of the three COVID-19 vaccines approved or authorized for use in the United States is now eligible for a booster shot.
How to celebrate the holidays with loved ones during COVID-19
Throughout the pandemic, it remains critically important to help the older adults who live here feel loved and appreciated — on significant days like Thanksgiving and Christmas, not only, but other days, too — because they greatly miss their friends and family.
What do we know about vaccines for health care workers?
The vaccine mandate means that COVID-19 vaccination will become a condition of employment at health care centers in Washington state on Oct. 18.
Long-term care services: What’s included?
Many factors play a role in choosing where to live in older age: proximity to family, quality of life, level of nursing care, availability of services and more.
Activities to do with your parents that are fun and therapeutic
Here are some ideas for things to do with your parents or grandparents during the summer months and beyond
Washington enacts long-term care insurance tax
Update (Jan. 28, 2022)The long-term care insurance tax has been delayed through 2022 while lawmakers "make refinements to the bill," to quote Gov. Jay Inslee. For more information, https://mynorthwest.com/3286162/gov-inslee-delays-long-term-care-tax-through-2022/....
CHCC reopens indoor visitation, with a high level of caution and care
The decision to cautiously allow visitors inside CHCC — made possible by the state’s relaxing of restrictions on indoor visitation — has been one that CHCC leaders have not taken lightly.
Helping people swallow: Dysphagia and aspiration 101
As anyone who’s ever had a sip of water go “down the wrong pipe” knows, breathing and swallowing are closely related. Especially in older adults, throat-related problems can make it difficult to swallow food properly. Among the more common issues are ones called...
CHCC dietary manager becomes certified food handling tester
Carol DuBois CHCC’s dietary manager, Carol DuBois, has become certified as a proctor for ServSafe, enabling her to administer and oversee food safety exams. ServSafe is a program from the National Restaurant Association that trains food service workers in various...