San Antonio Inspire Hospice

Why we will no longer be a welcoming church

We’ve decided to quit being a welcoming church. No kidding. We’re giving it up. Like so many congregations, we’ve sunk an amazing amount of time and energy into becoming a welcoming church. We changed worship styles, trained greeters and ushers, wore name tags, brewed coffee, went to workshops on hospitality and put our friendliest people …

Dr. Lanita White Named CEO of Community Health Centers of Arkansas

She currently works at UAMS as dean for student affairs and associate professor at the College of Pharmacy.

What happens to your body when you get a tattoo

Medical Center staff and leaders learn to cope with stress

Burnout and stress are prevalent in the health care profession. For our employees, managing stress has become an important factor in their job satisfaction and productivity. We also want to help our patients manage the stress that can come with illness or being in the hospital. This year the UVM Medical Center’s Employee Wellness Team …

5 potentially deadly body pains you should never ignore

Nearly everyone experiences a headache or leg cramp on occasion. But when do these aches warrant a visit to the doctor's office or hospital?

10 Horrifying Things Doctors Don't Tell You

As a modern culture, we tend to put our faith wholeheartedly in doctors. They're the experts, and more often than not we take their advice without question

What are the indications that my toddler needs a speech therapist?

See what our expert says about deciding whether your toddler should be evaluated by a speech therapist.

5 Things You Didn’t Know a Speech Therapist Could Do

Speech therapists, those are the people who spend their time teaching children how to articulate their sounds, but what can they do for adults? Many people know us as the charismatic, children-lov…

5 Early Signs Your Child Might Need A Speech Therapist

A speech therapist is a person who provides speech therapy to patients or individuals. Speech therapy is the process of providing treatment for an individual’s speech and vocal capabilities. These personnel assess, conclude and treat – speech, swallowing, communication and language problems in an affected user, with an aim to restore their capabilities
Speech therapy also extends to providing assistance for people who have trouble swallowing…

Trouble swallowing? It may be time to see a Speech Therapist

The normal process of swallowing our food and drink is a complex and highly coordinated process that usually takes less than three seconds. Individuals who experience a sudden change in their medical condition are often aware that their ability to swallow has changed. For others, changes may occur slowly over time, making it more difficult to recognize symptoms.

A Virtual Speech Therapist? It's In the Works

Everyone who has ever tried to master a skill knows the value of “practice makes perfect.” But for people living with aphasia, a communication disorder caused by damage to parts of the brain that contain language centers, practicing language skills is not enough to make real improvements – achieving success also requires feedback. Researchers at Temple …

Care homes: The known and the unknown

Abuse of vulnerable residents at an Essex care home has been exposed by BBC's Panorama. But how widespread are such problems? The uncomfortable truth is we just don't know.

NICE oral health guidelines for care homes backed

NICE has published new guidance titled 'Oral health for adults in care homes’, to improve oral health in care homes.

When to Consider Hospice Care: Home Care Hospice Services

When should you begin to have a discussion about hospice care? Many people think that hospice care means everyone has given up and it is only meant for people who have a few days left to live. Beca…

Speech tips for kids with speech delays (from a very creative speech therapist)

8 Things to Expect During the Foster Care Home Study

*Disclaimer: No two agencies, counties, states, or countries are the same when it comes to the foster care home study process. What follows is an account of our experience, in the hopes of dispelli…

Nursing shortages are worst in care homes and agency workers fill the gap

Nursing homes report an average increase of 55% in use of agency workers to fill staffing gaps. We need a proper career pathway for care assistants to become nurses

Care Home Training Programme Aims To Reduce Antipsychotic Prescriptions

Thousands of people with dementia could be protected from being inappropriately prescribed dangerous antipsychotic drugs thanks to a new Alzheimer's Society care home training programme that was...

Care homes: infection prevention and control

Information resource for care home workers about preventing and controlling infection in care homes.