A new mandate included in the Affordable Care Act requires a compliance and ethics program for nursing home providers. To achieve quality care through this regulation, staff education on RAI processes will become necessary. Read More »
LTC educator and consultant Leah Klusch offers critical guidance in navigating upcoming revisions in the resident assessment process. Providers, take note: The definitions for many terms and items have been changed. Read More »
Representatives from Japan’s Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare last week visited an Evercare office to learn more about an “advanced nurse practitioner care model.” Read More »
More than half of respondents to a Canadian health survey of men aged 55 to 97 fear ailments that would risk compromising independence and quality of life. Read More »
The drug denepezil, used for the treatment of dementia and mild to moderate Alzheimer’s disease, may help patients with more severe cases as well. Read More »
The total cost of caring for people with Alzheimer's disease and dementia includes $140 billion paid by Medicare and Medicaid, according to “2012 Alzheimer’s Disease Facts and Figures.” Read More »
LTC activities directors are challenged to accommodate the changing programming preferences of the incoming baby boomers. These demanding residents have high expectations. Read More »
Cocktail lounges and happy hours are becoming coming increasingly popular amenities in assisted living communities, but can ‘one for the road’ lead down a path of declining health? Read More »
Researchers found that people with "mild" hearing loss were nearly three times more likely to have a history of falling, even when accounting for other factors. Read More »
When I did not get all of my regular meds in the hospital, I thought the doctors had something to do with it, and I was given no explanation why. Only then was I told upon my return to the nursing home that my physician would have to reorder the missing meds. Read More »
Patients treated with haloperidol had double the risk of death compared with those taking risperidone, while those taking quetiapine had a reduced risk, researchers said. Read More »
A draft national plan to address Alzheimer’s disease presents action steps to accelerate research together with proposals for improving care and services. Read More »
From a Brooklyn, N.Y., facility to a research presentation in Jerusalem, a second-year master’s student presents findings of the effects of trauma and the benefits of group support on younger LTC residents. Read More »
Officers attempted to communicate with the man, who had stabbed a female employee in the chest with a pen, but he was unresponsive to their requests and became confrontational. Read More »
Nurse assessment coordinators report lower job satisfaction and general frustration managing and administrating the new tool. Additionally, constant changes have made it difficult to keep up with the new rules. That said, CMS got some important things right with 3.0. Read More »
Singer Glen Campbell’s matter-of-fact acceptance of and willingness to share his diagnosis of Alzheimer’s disease illustrates the strides that advocates have made in fighting the stigma of shame that surrounds the insidious disease. Read More »
The product's parent company says its new e-prescribing application, which is being piloted in five states, “exponentially speeds up” the process of delivering pain meds to residents. Read More »
Neuroscientists at Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine in Cleveland are reporting a huge breakthrough in the effort of finding a cure for Alzheimer's disease. Read More »
When a loved one is diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease or another dementia, the emotions have a ripple effect throughout the family. While helping the resident cope with his or her losses, it’s time to encourage and support those who hold the person dear. Read More »
I convinced Daniel to leave but he returned partially clothed and tried to touch me. Luckily, I was able to talk him out of his advances, because I am unable to physically push him away. Read More »
The question has been whether Alzheimer’s starts at independent regions of the brain at different times, or if it spread to neuroanatomically connected areas. Read More »
What happens when rehab therapy is complete? Mobility improvements can continue when residents are engaged, encouraged and having fun. It also helps to employ these three levels of fitness. Read More »
"Don’t mess with residents’ dietary requirements" is the rallying cry of Jewish nursing home advocates after a past veto by Mitt Romney for funding kosher meals garners renewed attention. Read More »
Frontline servers are emerging leaders within senior care communities. Forward-thinking administrators recognize the value of arming their staffs with targeted hospitality training. Read More »
The end of life is not just a waiting game. It’s a time to respect the wishes of the dying and to celebrate his or her life. Surveys of older people indicate that they are not afraid of death, but they are worried about dying. Read More »
