Oral hygiene is a link to maintaining health

By Kathleen Heren



Members of Rhode Island’s Long-Term Care Council recently discussed oral hygiene in relationship to the elderly. Two mobile dental providers explained their company’s role in providing dental services for elderly residents of long-term care facilities whose payment source is Medicaid. For people who have family members an assisted living setting, the difficulty of finding dentists who accept Medicaid can be quite challenging, if not impossible. To learn that there are services available was very promising. 

Federal program helps people get home care

By Kathleen Heren



Happy new year to all of you. My first column of 2012 will explain a program that originated in the Section 6071 of the Federal Deficit Reduction Act of 2005. The name of the program is Money Follows the Person (MFTP). 

Employ caution when spreading good cheer

By Kathleen Heren



    Now that Christmas is almost here, I want to remind everyone who has loved ones in a long-term care facility to consider what you bring to them to celebrate the season. It is fully understandable that if loved ones cannot come home to be with family that you want their rooms to be as festive as possible. 

Treat LGBT residents with dignity, respect

 By Kathleen Heren



   We recently presented training for the staff and volunteers at the Alliance for Better Long-Term Living on how to assist elderly lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender residents (LGBT). It is estimated that as many as 1.5 million to 4 million LGBT individuals are age 60 and older.  

Boost vaccinations with common sense

By Kathleen Heren


    It is a certainty that the season has begun. There are signs everywhere encouraging consumers to go into stores to get a flu shot, with retail managers using phrases such as “we accept all insurances,” or “receive a $5 gift certificate.”

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