Healthcare Review

Anyone undergoing aquatic therapy is going to find themselves in hot
water. And for the most part, they

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For years, I commuted to Boston. Driving home after a particularly
aggravating workday, I realized that everyone had irritated me: my
supervisor, my colleagues, and even my patients. I found myself
muttering about what I could have said, should have said, and did not
say. In reflection, from this distance, I am glad I said none of those
things. However, during this drive home I was right in the middle of
some destructive mind- muttering. Not wanting to carry this mood over
to my evening with my husband, I considered my options. It is tough to
do tai chi, yoga, or other active relaxation techniques while keeping
two hands on the steering wheel. I was too grumpy for deep breathing.
My gaze fell upon the CD player. Ah ha! Music!

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A Beacon Hospice home health aide massages a normally non-verbal
patient

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Many older people are capable of living at home and on their own
well into their later years. It is a living situation that most, if
not all, seniors and their adult children hope to always maintain. For
some elders, however, the realities of aging require a move to some
type of senior living community.
Whether caring for an older relative or contemplating one

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Rehabilitation professionals have long known the importance of a
patient

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Worcester, MA- There is more cheering and laughter heard in
treatment gyms across the country, as therapists increasingly use the
Nintendo Wii as a treatment tool to augment rehabilitation. At
Fairlawn Rehabilitation Hospital, the introduction of the Wii, Wii
Sports and Wii Fit programs has received positive reviews by both
treating clinicians and patients. As patients engage in these
virtual games and attempt to improve scores, treating therapists are
observing movements that have the potential to improve the patient

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Braintree, MA

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Dr. Alfred L. Arcidi, President/CEO of Whittier Health Network,
recently announced that, after three, long years of preparation and
planning, Whittier Rehabilitation Hospital successfully completed its
move from 76 Summer Street, Haverhill, MA to 145 Ward Hill Avenue,
Bradford, MA

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Healthcare building projects can be extremely complex, requiring
excellent communication and collaboration between all team members.

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