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Gold Award honors IntegraCare Community for ‘Care and Compassion’ Colonial Courtyard at Clearfield recently received the “Best of Tri-County” Gold Award as the best assisted living community in Clearfield, Jefferson and Elk counties. The 2021 contest, which accepted nominations and votes from the public, is held by Priority Media in…

IntegraCare’s innovative Motivational Advancement Program (MAP) has had a significant impact on team members at 15 senior living communities in three states while also inspiring the mentors who provide their expertise and guidance. “Being able to help our staff grow professionally in their role has been very rewarding,” said MAP…

Journaling is a low-tech hobby that you can do in nearly any location. Keeping a diary may have a hugely positive effect on the emotional health of the elderly. Journaling has several advantages and has the potential to alter your life in a variety of ways. For example, journaling may…

Many people spend their whole adult lives anticipating the independence of retirement, but saying goodbye to one’s constant source of income may be frightening when the time comes. The COVID-19 epidemic has caused a lifestyle shift that is having an immediate effect on finances and planning. In addition, if you’re…

After spending three decades working in food service, Frances Adkins was both surprised and excited after initially learning of IntegraCare’s Motivational Advancement Program (MAP) earlier this year. “This is the first company that I have worked for that offered anything like that,” said Adkins, a Cuisineur at Queenstown Landing in…

Why is a senior’s level of care significant? Levels of care enable care facility administrators to recruit the personnel required to provide the help that residents need. For example, a senior facility with more residents who need help getting to and from the dining room three times per day will…

Megan Campbell, a member of the IntegraCare team since 2005, retained her position on the National Center for Assisted Living (NCAL) Board of Directors. Campbell is Senior Director-Operations Program Quality with IntegraCare, which operates 15 senior living communities in Pennsylvania, Maryland and Virginia. She was among 20 members elected to…

Training cycles open to full, part-time staff seeking career opportunities, wage increases PITTSBURGH, Pa. – IntegraCare’s Motivational Advancement Program (MAP) represents an investment in its team members, who in turn have a chance to find career growth opportunities and earn hourly wage increases. Pittsburgh-based IntegraCare, which operates 15 senior living…

Dementia is a broad term that involves problems with reasoning, planning, judgment, memory, and other mental activities due to brain damage caused by insufficient blood flow. Although a stroke can induce dementia by blocking an artery in the brain, strokes do not always result in dementia. The degree and location…

Hundreds of thousands of Americans spend their senior years in senior living communities. This is a huge step coming from a lifetime of being in one’s comfort zone in their own home. Starting in a new place can be difficult, brought about by the new people and new culture that…