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E-books for seniors: How to help a loved one get started with digital reading
Through the Whatcom County Library System or the Bellingham Public Library, readers have access to the Washington Anytime Library, which contains thousands of audiobooks and e-books for seniors.
Data release shows nursing home sales throughout the country
Christian Health Care Center has operated as a locally owned nonprofit since its founding in 1956. It is the only privately owned, locally managed skilled nursing center in the area.
Christian Health Care Center care team bio: Matt C.
“I love the residents. I love getting to know their stories. They know so much; they’ve lived their whole lives. It’s a really unique opportunity to get to care for them. I use every opportunity I can to talk with them. They become your family.”
Tuition reimbursement helps advance health care careers
Working as a health care professional and providing compassionate care and comfort for those who need it can be rewarding work. Each day, you are in a position to make someone smile, to help ease their burden, and impact the lives of others: patients, residents, their...
Nursing home crisis persists due to staff shortages
One factor in the ongoing nursing home crisis is that inflation and wage increases have greatly increased costs, but Medicare and Medicaid reimbursement rates have remained flat. The resulting squeeze has made it difficult for facilities like CHCC to remain solvent and hire the workers needed.
Care team bio: Gosia D.
“America is a country of immigrants. Sometimes, we don’t even realize that most of us have good or bad stories that were the reason why we left our homeland. At Christian Health Care Center, we have many people who share their memories and talk about their longing for their homeland or family. I understand them perfectly because I wear the proverbial shoes myself.”
What is a POLST?
Physician Orders for Life Sustaining Treatment, more commonly known as POLST, are portable orders that tell physicians, emergency responders and other care providers how people would like to be treated in a medical emergency.
CHCC director of nursing asked to share insight, advice with federal agency
Lewis was asked by LeadingAge Washington to speak on behalf of long-term care providers, focusing on staffing challenges that have forced skilled nursing facilities like CHCC to limit admissions.
Care team bio: Becky and Meagan S.
“I’ve sat with residents as they’ve passed away. I’ll hold their hand and tell them “I love you.” I don’t even know if they can hear sometimes, but they have someone there who loves them. It makes me feel like I’ve done something special. They know that someone cared for them. I’m meant to be there.”