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Earning a Job:
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Earning a Job in the Age of Social Media – 5 Great Tips

As social media continues to dominate our daily lives, it’s more important than ever to consider your online presence when searching for and earning a job. According to Jobvite, a top online recruiting platform, up to 92% of Recruiters and…
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Healthy Vision
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Healthy Vision Month: Encouraging the Early Detection and Treatment of Vision Problems

May, also known as Healthy Vision Month, offers people living in the U.S. the perfect opportunity to prevent and address some of the most common eye problems by scheduling an eye exam. Taking good care of our eyesight should be a number-one…
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Safe in the Heat
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Staying Safe in the Heat

Hot weather is dangerous! As the temperatures increase, older adults are more prone to harmful effects. As we age, it becomes more difficult for our bodies to adjust and react to sudden changes in temperature. Dehydration, heat exhaustion…
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Speech Therapy

Long-Term Care Facilities Promote Speech Therapy for BHSM

Apart from being one of the most-loved months of spring, May is also known as Better Hearing and Speech Month (BHSM). Every May, BHSM offers both health care providers and the general community the chance to raise awareness about a wide range…
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Arthritis Awareness Month: Fighting the Battle Against Arthritis with Physical Therapy

Considered a month of rebirth and renewal, like the other months of spring, May is also known as Arthritis Awareness Month. This month offers Americans the opportunity to become familiar with the most effective arthritis prevention and control…
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A Complete Guide to Working in Post Acute Care

Thinking of Working in Post Acute Rehabilitation? Here's Everything You Need to Know If you’re geared towards the post acute care field of work, then you have a world of opportunities available at your fingertips. It’s a bright and promising…
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thera[ist story

What’s Your Part of the Story?

I love stories, don’t you? I love that magical point when you cannot put down a book or when you realize you’re holding your breath at the edge of your seat ready to explode to aid the protagonist (main character) over the climactic struggle…
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Regular Exercise Stops Aging and Improves Brain Health

How Exercise Benefits the Aging Brain While medical experts and doctors are searching for cures and vaccinations to some of the diseases that affect the older generations, others say that the answer is right in front of us. Many agree that…
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Post-Acute Care – The Vital Role of Therapy

Therapy Plays a Vital Role in Post-Acute Care The word “acute” in the medical sense means that a disease or illness is sudden or has a short duration. Post-acute care may be indicated for diseases, surgeries, and injuries that dramatically…
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bone health
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The Importance of Maintaining Bone Health

Did you know your bones are alive?  Bones are made of living, breathing cells growing tissue.  Throughout life you will continue to lose bone and make new bone.  After age 30, your bone loss actually speeds up.  As you continue to age, you…
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5 Reasons For Therapy in Assisted Living Communities

An assisted living community is designed for those individuals who can still function, but they need a bit of extra care undertaking their daily activities. There are two main variations of assisted living that these facilities care for. There…
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SNF PEPPER
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SNF PEPPER Now Available: Implement an effective response in preparation for government audits

The Q4FY15 release of the Skilled Nursing Facility (SNF) Program for Evaluating Payment Patterns Electronic Report (PEPPER) with statistics through September 2015 is now available for download through the PEPPER Resources Portal. To obtain…
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