In this episode of For the Floor, we explore the quiet but powerful role language plays in senior living and caregiving. From institutional terms we’ve inherited to more person-first, respectful ways of speaking, this conversation invites liste...

Music reaches places words cannot. In this episode of For the Floor, we explore the simple, powerful ways music can spark joy, shift mood, awaken memory, and strengthen connection in senior living and dementia care.Guided by the wisdom ...

In this episode of For the Floor’s Art of Care Series, Amber shares the wisdom of Mary Beth, founder of Artfully Aging, who has spent more than a decade bringing meaningful art experiences to seniors through both in-person and virtual prog...

In this first episode of The Art of Care mini-series, Amber shares wisdom from Loretta Woodward Veney — author, inspirational speaker, and Certified LEGO Serious Play Facilitator.Loretta shares how LEGO bricks became her bridge to conne...

While visiting Village Senaha — an assisted-living community in Okinawa with a dementia focus — Amber witnessed something extraordinary: people from multiple countries, speaking different languages, connecting through presence alone.In ...

During her travels through Okinawa, Japan — one of the world’s Blue Zones — Amber discovered something that forever changed the way she views aging and care.Here, elders aren’t hidden or hurried. They’re honored. Celebrated. Treasured.<...

In this episode of For the Floor, we explore one of the core themes at the heart of meaningful care: personhood.Together, we’ll talk about what personhood really means, why it matters, and how we can go beyond surface facts to truly kno...

In this episode of For the Floor, we explore what it really means to live out the human side of care — those small, in-between moments that turn tasks into connection and honor each person’s personhood. From nursing to dining to housekeeping, e...

Every movement has a “why.” In this very first episode, host Amber Rae takes you back to the moment hers began — with her grandma’s move into long-term care.From her early days as a CNA to years in leadership, Amber shares the moments th...