Fall Reduction: Why Follow-Up Visits after a Fall are Important

Working in senior care, especially in an assisted living environment, we are acutely aware of the risk for falls. Knowing that one in every four older adults will fall each year, fall reduction and prevention needs to stay “top of mind.” Unfortunately, many older adults do not receive the follow up care needed after a…

Springle Promotion

Legacy Healthcare Services Promotes Joette Springle to Vice President of Marketing and Client Success

RALEIGH, NC—Legacy Healthcare Services, a national therapy and wellness services provider, announced today the promotion of Joette Springle to Vice President of Client Success and Marketing. Springle joined Legacy in 2017 and has over 20 years of competitive healthcare business management success along with her outstanding leadership skills. She has fostered a productive work environment and…

Cyber Security: How to Protect Our Seniors & Yourself Online

Join us in the Lounge as host Katie Holterman, M.S. CCC-SLP, BCS-S, Senior Director of Clinical Programming & Development, sits with Charles Hale, Chief Information Officer, to discuss Cyber Security Month. “If you haven’t already been introduced to how artificial intelligence (AI) can try to fool you or how intelligent it is, you will very…

Pain management

Addressing Pain Through Tailored Interventions

About eight months ago, I began having some slight pain in my heel after my daily three-mile walk.  I put some ice on it and tried to push through, however the pain kept getting worse.  After a few months of this pain, it became so debilitating that it was impacting my ability to have the…

Legacy’s Fall Prevention Program

Join us in the Lounge as host Katie Holterman, M.S. CCC-SLP, BCS-S, Senior Director of Clinical Programming & Development, sits with Mark Cifarelli, PT, Director of Physical Therapy Clinical Services, to discuss Legacy’s Fall Prevention Program.   “There are many factors that can come into play that should be addressed ahead of time that can…

Honoring Dementia Care Professionals: Celebrating Compassion and Expertise

Dementia is a complex and challenging condition affecting 55 million individuals and families worldwide.  According to National Center for Assisted Living (NCAL), 42% of individuals living in senior care communities have Alzheimer’s or another type of dementia.  Supporting and enhancing the quality of life for those living with dementia requires a specialized level of expertise and care.  June—recognized…

Keeping Up with Compliance: Legacy’s Best Tips

Join us in the Lounge as host Katie Holterman, M.S. CCC-SLP, BCS-S, Senior Director of Clinical Programming & Development, sits with Kathleen Dwyer, VP of Compliance, and Laura Nicholson, Director of Medicare Enrollment and Compliance, to discuss the importance of compliance within healthcare.  A quick Google search will tell you that healthcare compliance refers to the…

SMILE PROGRAM 2023

The Importance of Feeling at Home: Our SMILE Program

My parents were recently in the process of choosing a new place to live and had to make an important decision—the decision whether or not to move into an assisted living community. Understandably, there were several emotions that surfaced throughout the process of deciding on this important next step.  I had an honest conversation with…

The Month of Gratitude: Thank You to Our Team Members

“I’ve said it before, and I’ll say it again: We truly have incredible team members here at Legacy.” Join us in the Lounge as host Katie Holterman, M.S. CCC-SLP, BCS-S, Senior Director of Clinical Programming & Development, and some surprise Legacy guests join in on the conversation around some above and beyond Legacy team members….

November blog

The Importance of Finding Meaningful Purpose for Treatment

I had a student named Abigail a few years back. She was fantastic! The girl knew her stuff, all the foundational knowledge engrained in her—she was smart and savvy. She understood how to work with several different speech and language impairments and knew the cause, assessment techniques, and how to create goals for her patients.   But…