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Loving Memories of Jean It was 1992; my husband and I were expecting our first baby.  My husband was trying to start his own HVAC business, and had placed an ad in a local paper. That is how we met Jean. Jean was a widow; she had lost her husband who was a minor league […]

The Alzheimer’s Association has designated the summer solstice or the longest day as a day of love. Yes, it can feel like the longest day when you are the caregiver, so it’s important we bring the sun to every person and every interaction. Sun brings comfort, light and warmth.  So can we! Each caregiver can […]

Returning to the community after a lengthy nursing home stay is wonderful, but it requires lots of action from the facility’s team! A special resident admitted to Integrity Healthcare of Alton in 2015 with multiple medical diagnoses. Once the resident expressed an interest to return to the community, the Interdisciplinary Team met to discuss gearing his care […]

Renata’s Story Renata moved into Integrity Healthcare of Godfrey on April 4, 2018 from another local facility. Since moving in, Renata has been working with the business manager and social services director to update her contact and benefits information after moving from Southern Illinois. Late in April, Renata approached the Social Services Director and asked […]

National Skilled Nursing Care Week 2018 Observance Dates: May 13-19, 2018 Established by the American Health Care Association (AHCA) in 1967 and always beginning on Mother’s Day, National Skilled Nursing Care Week (NSNCW), formerly known as National Nursing Home Week, provides an opportunity to recognize the role of skilled nursing care centers in caring for America’s […]

When we consider the loneliness that seniors feel during the holiday season, we are usually thinking about the winter holidays. They are certainly lonely if they have lost loved ones or if their families live too far away to visit regularly. The weather, dreary skies and lack of sunshine adds to their depression. This is […]

I grew up in a house that my carpenter daddy built! My siblings and I frequently laugh about the fact that we were really crammed in that little house, but we wouldn’t have had it any other way!  Daddy built the house, but we were all involved in making it a home. What is the […]

Congratulations to Integrity Healthcare of Alton for creating a special project that helps bridge the cold winter days to SPRINGTIME! Our residents love their big patio and shade trees. They love the sidewalk in the front of the building. The landscaping makes them feel like they are in a park. Wintertime, though, prevents them from […]

Who likes liver and onions?  I do!  I do!  In fact, I love liver and onions, but I didn’t love it when I was a child and my mother put it on the dinner table!  She would tell us that it was good for us and that was an immediate turn off!  We raised our […]

ZOOMERCISE! is an important part of the plan of activities in Integrity Healthcare Communities.  We want our residents to have plenty of exercise, so in our patient centered care plans, we make sure that every single resident has something specifically for them in our ZOOMERCISE! group! Every resident is different, so if all they can […]