<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[Aldwin Fajardo-Ponder]]></title><description><![CDATA[Aldwin's Tales: Books to Inspire You]]></description><link>https://www.aldwinfajardoponder.com/blog</link><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Tue, 13 Oct 2026 02:10:37 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://www.aldwinfajardoponder.com/blog-feed.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[The Stories That Never Make the Survey Report]]></title><description><![CDATA[In long-term care, some of the moments that tell us the most about a nursing home will never appear in a deficiency citation, quality measure, or five-star rating.]]></description><link>https://www.aldwinfajardoponder.com/post/the-stories-that-never-make-the-survey-report</link><guid isPermaLink="false">e149fb7f-7984-4bec-838b-9331b8dfd7b7</guid><pubDate>Mon, 12 Oct 2026 23:28:57 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>Aldwin Fajardo-Ponder</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Longest Turn]]></title><description><![CDATA[There are details you hear and your mind simply refuses to accept them in the order they are given.]]></description><link>https://www.aldwinfajardoponder.com/post/the-longest-turn</link><guid isPermaLink="false">80254892-cadb-42f9-aa85-a62f7b986db1</guid><pubDate>Tue, 06 Oct 2026 22:16:21 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>Aldwin Fajardo-Ponder</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[When the Storm Reaches the Nursing Home]]></title><description><![CDATA[With a strong El Niño expected this fall and winter, Bay Area facilities should be preparing now. ]]></description><link>https://www.aldwinfajardoponder.com/post/when-the-storm-reaches-the-nursing-home</link><guid isPermaLink="false">a38d7e78-b7ef-4d97-8bb1-ff5336981c65</guid><pubDate>Tue, 06 Oct 2026 00:56:39 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>Aldwin Fajardo-Ponder</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[The empty bed and the unanswered calls]]></title><description><![CDATA[Living in a nursing home does not mean surrendering adulthood at the reception desk. But when someone does not return and nobody can establish that he is safe, “he does this all the time” is not much of a plan.]]></description><link>https://www.aldwinfajardoponder.com/post/when-residents-leave</link><guid isPermaLink="false">db424a06-6fc6-483d-8c61-9973d92962b9</guid><pubDate>Tue, 06 Oct 2026 00:54:28 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>AFPonder</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Former journalist draws on decades in long-term care for a candid look inside  nursing homes]]></title><description><![CDATA[Fairfield, California resident and Bay Area nursing home administrator Aldwin Fajardo-Ponder has released his first book, Would You Leave Your Parents Here? The Weight of the Keys, a collection of stories offering an unusual view of nursing homes from someone who has spent more than two decades working inside them.]]></description><link>https://www.aldwinfajardoponder.com/post/former-journalist-turns-decades-of-long-term-care</link><guid isPermaLink="false">5f05a9f0-d4f3-4542-9ea3-9a75936919a1</guid><pubDate>Tue, 06 Oct 2026 00:47:29 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>AFPonder</dc:creator></item></channel></rss>