St. Clare Commons helps residents and their loved ones keep the faith

MOST SENIOR COMMUNITIES do a good job of meeting the physical, emotional, and social needs of residents, but relatively few facilities place a high priority on nurturing the spirit. St. Clare Commons is among the rare few.

Gardens of St. Francis care continuum meets resident’s changing needs

When Virginia Molnar’s family realized she was having increasing difficulty managing day-to-day activities and properly caring for herself at home, they began to search in earnest for a senior living facility with the ability to not only meet her current needs, but also to provide a broad continuum...

Getting the gains, limiting the pain: UTMC doctor gives tips on restarting exercise routine

AMERICANS HAVE AN up-and-down relationship with exercise. As the weather improves and the temperatures rise, so too does our activity level. Polling from Gallup has consistently found a spring spike in exercise— followed by a big decline in the fall.

No Greater Gift — Grateful double lung transplant recipient celebrates 19 additional years of life

ONE PERSON HAS THE POWER to save eight lives through organ donation, give sight to two people through cornea donation, and heal 125 others through tissue donation.

April is National Volunteers Month

APRILIS National Volunteers Month. Iknowwesaythiseverymonth,butthe Ombudsmanprogramcouldn’treachas manyconsumers,anddo as much for long-termcare residents, without theinvaluablecontribution of our volunteers.

The benefits of summer camps are far-reaching

The benefits of summer camps are far-reaching The season is approaching for summer camps, which come in many types—musical, athletic, academic, nature—and many time frames—daily, weekly, monthly.

NO GREATER GIFT—Living donor hero recognized during National Donate Life Month

IFYOU HADTHE POWER to save eight lives, would you? April is National Donate Life Month, a time for Life Connection of Ohio, the non-profit organization that serves families and saves lives through organ donation, to spread thewordthateveryonehasthepower to donate life.