Tag: nursing care

How The Restoracy Outperforms Standards: The Small Model of Skilled Senior Care Making Big Waves

Reading Time: 7 minutes For decades and still today, the senior care industry (including skilled care, rehabilitation, and memory care) has remained profitable by filling large buildings with patients while keeping staffing ratios low. Their long hallways, high staff turnover, and emphasis on bare minimum requirements leave seniors feeling isolated and at higher risk for deteriorating well-being. These are

A Daughter’s Senior Care Journey and Essential Tips for Finding the Right Care for Aging Parents

Reading Time: 6 minutes From nearly deadly dehydration to pandemic mismanagement, Rhonda has advocated for her parents’ care since her father’s increasingly complex medical needs proved unsustainable for in-home care. After her father passed away, her mother, Irene experienced a fall that led to her own needs for rehabilitation and skilled care. In 2020, Rhonda was already unhappy with

Beyond Activities: How Real Community Connection Transforms Skilled Senior Care

Reading Time: 4 minutes At The Restoracy, these questions aren’t hypothetical. They’re answered daily in moments both elaborately planned and beautifully ordinary providing seven essential ways for seniors to thrive while receiving skilled care, rehabilitation, or memory care services. Meals can create natural connection and comfort. Since his admission, Tom* had withdrawn into himself, participating little, connecting less.

Beyond Medication: Slowing Parkinson’s with a Comprehensive Approach

Reading Time: 4 minutes While medication remains essential in managing Parkinson’s, research increasingly shows that the best outcomes for maintaining quality of life and independence come from a more comprehensive approach—one that pairs medical treatment with targeted movement, skilled care, and a supportive environment. At The Restoracy, we’ve embraced this philosophy through our use of Delay the Disease, an

Beyond the Basics: Crafting a Life of Dignity and Joy in Long-Term Care

Reading Time: 3 minutes At The Restoracy, quality of life is more than routine check-ins and prescribed meal plans. It’s about restoring health, dignity, and familiarity — every single day. That happens through three core principles: creating a true sense of home, offering rehabilitation that reignites purpose, and delivering memory care that honors life. Let’s take a closer look

7 Healthy Aging Tips and Strategies: A Fresh Approach to Thriving Through the Decades

Reading Time: 5 minutes Healthy aging isn’t just about living longer, it’s also about living better. Genetics play a role in shaping our health and aging, but our choices and habits around our physical, cognitive, and social health have an impact, too. Cultivating behaviors that support healthy aging can start at any age (in fact, the earlier the better)

4 Essential Skills That Set Exceptional Long-Term Care Teams Apart

Reading Time: 4 minutes Many people don’t fully understand senior nursing care in long-term care facilities. Not all facilities caring for seniors are licensed, and while private-pay-only facilities may market themselves as offering superior care, they aren’t always held to the same rigorous state and federal standards. These regulations ensure medical professionals (RNs, LPNs, and CNAs) are licensed and

4 Transformative Ways Personalized Care Enhances Senior Living

Reading Time: 4 minutes Meeting seniors where they are and working with them as a team to achieve care goals works better than applying a blanket standard that doesn’t account for unique factors. Caregivers who build relationships with the seniors they care for are better equipped to understand their motivations, concerns, and goals. When people think about the benefits

Holiday Gift Guide: The Best Presents for Every Stage of Memory Loss

Reading Time: 4 minutes The term dementia is broadly used and refers to “a general term for the loss of memory, language, problem-solving, and other cognitive abilities severe enough to interfere with daily life.” Alzheimer’s is the most common cause of dementia. Parkinson’s Disease, vascular, and other causes can also present with dementia symptoms. Whether a loved one is

What to Expect When You Move in at The Restoracy

Reading Time: 2 minutes Moving is a big transition for anyone, but especially for seniors transitioning to skilled nursing care. When we re-imagined senior care, we started with the day you move in. We want you to feel welcomed and at home with us from the very first day. When you move in, you’re greeted with a welcome basket