Category: Long Term Nursing

The other day I paid a visit to a patient at the Gardens of Monroe Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, in order to screen for long term care admission to our 5 Star facility located not too far away in Somerset, NJ.

The Gardens Of Monroe Healthcare Center is located at: 189 Applegarth Rd, Monroe Township, NJ 08831.

Upon my arrival, I captures these few photos:

The Gardens of Monroe is located near our World-Class facility, The Regency Heritage Nursing & Post-acute Rehabilitation Center in Somerset, NJ.

Take a look at our magnificent photos below and do take a our Virtual Video Tour (and then schedule a live tour!)

 

 

Long Term Living has opened its registration for 2016 Leadership Award Nominations (Deadline is 2/26/2016) and we nominate our beloved Founder & President!

I’ll keep you all posted.

Caroline McConnell and Angela Burbridge grew up together in Netcong NJ and graduated high school in 1945.

The last  last time they met was for their 55^th class reunion.

Well, they recently met again at Regency Grande in Dover!

They were so happy to see each other and we were so happy to be a part of it!

We captured this photo of the two of them together.

Hat tip: Thanks Dad!

A new study conducted at the University of Haifa and published recently in the Journal of Neuroscience has identified activity of brain proteins associated with memory impairments in Alzheimer’s disease, and has also found that “repairing” this activity leads to an improvement in memory.

“In the study we found that the nerve cells in the mouse models of Alzheimer face a type of metabolic stress. When a cell faces such metabolic stress, it is logical that it will reduce its activity level in order to survive. The problem is that this stress is chronic and leads to impairment of cognitive functioning,” explains research student Yifat Segev, who undertook the study together with Dr. Iliana Barrera and additional colleagues from Dr. Rosenblum’s laboratory and researchers from the medical school in Bergen, Norway. The researchers hope that the new start-up they have founded on the basis of the findings will enable the development of a drug that will delay the onset of cognitive symptoms.

In recent years, researchers into Alzheimer’s have focused mainly on an attempt to fight the disease after it has erupted, as well as on understanding its pathology. Nevertheless, it is well-known that the disease nests in the brain for many years before the patient or those around them complain of symptoms.

A previous study by Segev at the laboratory for research of molecular and cellular mechanisms, directed by Prof. Kobi Rosenblum in the Sagol Department of Neurobiology at the University of Haifa, found a connection between a genetic condition known to be a risk factor for sporadic Alzheimer’s and premature aging as manifested in ongoing metabolic stress.

In the previous study, Segev found a connection between abnormal activity of the elF2 protein, which is known to regulate the formation of new proteins needed for the creation of long-term memories, and mice that carried the human gene APOE4, which is known as a key risk factor for sporadic Alzheimer’s, the form that afflicts over 90 percent of Alzheimer’s patients in Israel and around the world. In the present study, Segev and Bererra reach an even deeper understanding of the abnormality of the process and, in particular, finds that “repairing” the process improves the ability to create new memories.

As in the first study, a group of young mice carrying the human gene APOE4 showed cognitive impairment on the behavioral level – in other words, they showed signs of damage on the level of spatial memory.

A molecular examination showed that the protein elF2 had undergone phosphorylation (a phosphate group had been added to it, changing its action), leading to several processes, including elevated expression of the RNA on another protein, ATF4. This elevation delayed the expression of additional genes associated with the consolidation of memory – i.e. the creation of long-term stable memory. According to the researcher, who is in the closing stages of her doctorate thesis, the measurements show that in several parameters mice expressing the risk factor for Alzheimer’s “age” metabolically at a relatively young age. “The abnormal activity in the regulation of the activity of the ATF4 probably causes the cell to ‘feel’ that is under stress, that is – overactive.

A cell that is in stress reduces its activity in order to survive with the goal of restoring it to a normal condition after the stress passes. The problem is that in Alzheimer’s the stress is probably chronic, and accordingly there is no return to normal activity,” Segev explains. In order to reinforce the connection they found, the researchers performed an additional intervention in which they prevented the eIF2 from causing an increase in the RNA of the ATF4.

When they examined these mice, they found an improvement in their cognitive capabilities. “In previous studies we showed that it is possible to improve long-term memory by regulating the course of the PKR protein and the eIF2 in models in young and healthy animals. Then we found a connection between eIF2 and cognitive impairment in the context of Alzheimer’s. Now, we have not only deepened our understanding of these processes, but we have also managed to show that it is possible to cause a cognitive improvement in an Alzheimer’s model.

Following these studies and the patents we obtained, we are gaining a better understanding of the connection between the molecular course of PKR and eIF2 and Alzheimer’s. I hope that the new start-up we established on the basis of these findings will enable a drug to be found that can delay the onset of cognitive symptoms in dementia patients and in people with various cognitive impairments,” Prof. Rosenblum concluded.

 

 

Regency Nursing and Post-acute Rehabilitation Centers is proud to announce our selection as a 2016 Best of Senior Living Award Winner on SeniorAdvisor.com, the largest ratings and reviews site for senior care and services in North America!

Winners of the SeniorAdvisor.com Best of 2016 Awards represent the top tier of in-home care, assisted living, and other senior living providers, based on the online reviews written by seniors and their families. This exclusive designation places the winners in the top one percent of senior care providers according to those who matter most – the consumers.

The annual SeniorAdvisor.com Best of Awards celebrates the best of the best in senior living and home care across the United States and Canada. Of the nearly 100,000 providers currently listed on SeniorAdvisor.com, just over 1,000 were recognized with this award.

Regency Nursing and Post-acute Rehabilitation Centers regularly receives highly positive reviews from our families

Now in its second year, the SeniorAdvisor.com Best of 2016 Awards celebrate the best of the best in senior living and home care across the United States. The award is only given to communities and agencies that have received outstanding online feedback from their families through the SeniorAdvisor.com site. Of the nearly 100,000 providers currently listed on SeniorAdvisor.com, only 879 were recognized with this award.

Winners of the SeniorAdvisor.com Best of 2016 Awards are located all over the country and represent the top tier of in-home care, assisted living, and other senior living providers in the country. This exclusive designation places the winners in the top one percent of senior care providers nationwide according to those who matter most – their families.”Families are increasingly looking to online reviews to find out who truly delivers great care for our seniors, not just who claims to deliver great care,” said Eric Seifert, President of SeniorAdvisor.com.

“Our SeniorAdvisor.com Awards program is all about celebrating the exceptional people who do just that. We’re honored to spread the word about these organizations whom families can entrust with the care of their senior loved ones.”

To qualify for inclusion in the Best of 2016 Awards, providers must have maintained an average overall rating of at least 4.5 stars while receiving three or more new reviews in 2015. Additional details and a complete list of award winners can be found on SeniorAdvisor.com. To see the full list of award winners in New Jersey, please visit https://www.senioradvisor.com/awards/best-assisted-living

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About Regency Nursing and Post-acute Rehabilitation Centers

The Regency organization has become synonymous with the best in senior healthcare and has garnered a well deserved reputation for its unsurpassed commitment to its patients and residents.

The Regency Nursing and Rehabilitation Centers and Facilities throughout New Jersey have achieved numerous industry ‘gold standard’ benchmarks an have received accolades from all corners of the HealthCare community.

This blog is designed to offer a wealth of information as it relates to the nursing and rehabilitation industry in general and to offer insight into some of Regency’s programs and initiatives at the same time.

We cover the full gamut of senior healthcare related issues and you will come to rely on NJnursing.com as your one stop resource for the latest information, innovations, advancements and issues covering the entire healthcare spectrum.

Please stay tuned for much more information about this incredible achievement and how we will be celebrating it, in the coming days ahead!

 

I’ve just completed a new article regarding POLST medical orders.

It is an important read on a vital topic.

I structured the article so that it serves as a general rubric without being exhaustive.

While there are certainly more definitive essays on this topic, what I’ve written will hopefully synthesize the core concepts and address the FAQ’s.

The article was published this morning on Wellness.com.

To read the article, please click here or on the screenshot below.