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When seniors move into retirement communities, they are often coming from a house they’ve lived in many years. The move can mean parting with possessions that have meaning and history, and making other tough decisions about what to keep. Making the decision to move can be tough, and so can the move itself. Having an organized approach to this process is key to making it manageable. …

If a building had a heart, and you were looking for the heart of Royal Park Place, you’d likely find it beating strongly at whatever life-enriching activity Paula St. Amant is leading at that moment. With 24 years of service, Paula calls Royal Park Place “my home,” but she is also the first to say that she’s just one of many staff there who feels that way.…

When Diane Giglio walked in the doors of a Providence skilled nursing community almost 35 years ago, it was the first time she’d been in a nursing home. It was also the day she knew she was called to serve there. “I remember looking at the face of a woman who lived there, and I instantly knew this was where I belonged,” she says. “This is what I was born to do.” …

Victorian Village Health & Wellness Center, Providence Healthcare & Rehabilitation Center, Park Place Health & Wellness of Elmhurst, and Park Place Health & Wellness Center of St. John have each been certified by Vohra Wound Physicians as a Center of Excellence for Wound Management. Only 10% of Vohra’s skilled nursing facility partners have qualified for this annual certification. …