Infection Control Technologies Help Keep NJ Business Healthy
Originally on TAPInto NJ
Now that the COVID-19 vaccine has been administered to most of us in aging services, we need to consider what’s next.
Residents, Staff Members at Parker’s Elder Care Communities Begin Receiving COVID-19 Vaccine
Originally on TAPInto NJ
HIGHLAND PARK, NJ – Doris Clark sat down, rolled up her sleeve and waited for the pinch.
She was one of several residents and staff members at Parker at Stonegate, an assisted living community on River Road, to receive her first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine on Sunday afternoon.
Parker Health Group, Inc. and NJAAW present Programs and Innovations Series webinars
Originally on InsiderNJ.com
First webinar is “Alternatives in Long-Term Care–PACE” on March 9
(Trenton, NJ) March 3, 2021 — Parker Health Group. Inc., a nonprofit, NJ-based aging services organization with over 111 years of experience, and NJ Advocates for Aging Well (NJAAW, formerly NJ Foundation for Aging), will present “Alternatives in Long-Term Care-PACE,” the first webinar in their free concurrent Programs and Innovations Series, on March 9, from 10 a.m. to noon ET.
Parker Elders Get Golden Ticket for Virtual Tour of Chocolate Factory, for Valentine's Day
Originally on TAPInto NJ
SOMERSET, NJ – The elders at Parker at Somerset recently got a Golden Ticket to take a virtual, behind-the-scenes tour of a chocolate factory just in time for Valentine’s Day.
Through the wonders of immersive virtual reality technology, the elders were able to visit Taza Chocolate’s facilities in Somerville, Mass. – without leaving their residence in Somerset.
Parker campuses implement infection control technology
Originally on CentralJersey.com
Ultraviolet disinfecting equipment, temperature scanning kiosks, hand hygiene devices and other infection control technologies have been implemented at Parker Health Group, Inc.’s five campuses specializing in long-term care and aging services in response to the lingering COVID-19 pandemic.
Trying to avoid a repeat of COVID-19 disaster in NJ nursing homes
Originally on NJSpotLight.com
Training program underway to improve infection control, keep residents and workers safe.
Health care leaders in New Jersey — and across the nation — are hoping a collaborative training effort to improve infection control and resident care at nursing homes can help avoid a repeat of what happened in spring, when coronavirus cases nearly overwhelmed many long-term care facilities.