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CMS Webinar on February 24: “Touching the Spirit Through Music: The Wisconsin Music & Memory Program”

February 24, 2016
Learn how music reignites the spirit of elders with dementia through the Wisconsin Music & Memory Program. This webinar from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services will provide a brief history of the program and spotlight a short video demonstrating how powerful the music and memory connection is, showing how personalized music quickly transforms an... Read More
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Where Is The Best Place In America To Retire– If You Are Sick?

February 18, 2016
This article from Forbes contributor Howard Gleckman highlights a recent study from the Dartmouth Institute for Health Policy and Clinical Practice, which ranked Oregon as one of the best states for aging and health. Read the full article on Forbes.com.  We’ve all seen those best- places-to-retire lists. Inevitably, they are based on low taxes, good weather, or lots of activities.... Read More
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Annual Convention Call for Presentations

February 10, 2016
The Oregon Health Care Association is now accepting presentation proposals for the OHCA Annual Convention and Trade Show scheduled for September 19-20, 2016, at the Oregon Convention Center in Portland, Oregon. This event is attended by over 1,200 professionals from assisted living, residential care, and nursing facilities and in-home care agencies. OHCA strives to put... Read More
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Not Everyone Living With Dementia Is 75+

February 8, 2016
Christy Turner is the founder of CTC Dementia Care Management and a featured presenter at the OHCA Spring Expo. In this blog post, Christy addresses issues related to younger patients with dementia. In her Spring Expo presentation “People Living with Dementia Aren’t All 75+: Working with the Young-Onset Population,” she will expand upon this topic... Read More
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DiSCovering New Ways to Understand People

February 2, 2016
Angus Brown is the Director of Business Development at Morrison Community Living and a featured presenter at the OHCA Spring Expo. Here, he provides an introduction to his Spring Expo presentation “The Art of Interpersonal Communication and Relationships: Using DiSC to Understand Others.” Join Angus Brown at the OHCA Spring Expo, March 3-4, in Eugene, Oregon, where... Read More
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Reminder to Complete PSU Questionnaire – Data Needed from All Communities

February 1, 2016
DHS asked PSU’s Institute on Aging to collect information about ALF, RCF, and memory care residents and communities and to prepare a report that informs providers, consumers, and state agency staff about resident acuity, staffing patterns, services, and community policies. PSU mailed the questionnaire to all providers on January 6, 2016. So far, about 100 communities... Read More
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