Treatment and care of the obese resident involves compassion, respect, and dignity. Without appropriate supplies and equipment, management of these Read More »
If I can just find the right external device I know I can change the person's internal motivation to move, I just know it!” It seems obvious, even Read More »
Since OBRA 1987, there has been a steady climb in the rate of pressure ulcer litigation in the United States. Fueling the fires are policies from Read More »
The Wound, Ostomy and Continence Nurses (WOCN) Society recognizes and supports the fact that a pressure ulcer evaluation represents one aspect of a Read More »
Editor’s note: This month’s cover feature in our print magazine details how Rolling Fields of Conneautville, Pennsylvania, transformed their culture Read More »
As senior living communities look for ways to improve the quality of life for their residents, “life skill stations” offer the opportunity to engage Read More »
On July 29, U.S. Sens. Mel Martinez (R-Fla.) and Evan Bayh (D-Ind.) introduced legislation to create an Office of the National Alzheimer's Project Read More »
As governments prepare for the anticipated spread of the swine flu pandemic, a team of Italian researchers is suggesting elderly populations be last Read More »
Since 1996, Long-Term Living has been honoring long-term care facilities that are proactive with programs that go “above and beyond” routine care Read More »
Cleveland-A study has found more nursing home admissions suffer with mental illness than dementia, underscoring the need for nursing homes to have Read More »
The Green House is certainly not a new concept anymore-there are now some 56 such homes on 18 sites in 14 states, with a further 100 being developed Read More »
The National Pressure Ulcer Advisory Panel (NPUAP) and the European Pressure Ulcer Advisory Panel (EPUAP) have collaborated to develop international Read More »
The practice of wound care has undergone tremendous changes in the past few years-from new Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) guidelines Read More »
Fred, a 92-year-old in assisted living at Glacier Hills Retirement Community, Ann Arbor, Michigan, recounted with detail and enthusiasm his days Read More »
Seniors are no exception to practicing sustainable and green living efforts, especially for some 500 residents of continuing care retirement Read More »
There is no doubt that the nursing department houses a large number of employees. It is, most often, the largest department and provides most of the Read More »
“I wish I knew she was dying. L.R. and I have been friends for five years. We have been on the same floor. We ate in the same dining room, at the Read More »
I remember a television advertisement not too long ago for an Alzheimer’s drug that has a middle-aged woman narrating about her fear that she would Read More »
State surveys bring butterflies and stress to long term-care staff and administration. In order to survive these events, facilities must design Read More »
Most nursing facilities will tell families they do wound care, but not all wound care programs are as effective and successful as others. There are Read More »
Bed sores, lesions, pressure sores, and chronic wounds are a constant source of worry, not to mention infection, and are enormously problematic for Read More »
When thinking of quality improvement in the long-term care setting, not many areas are more important than the threat of medication errors and their Read More »
Ahospice prognosis once meant that seniors who were living in care communities were required to leave that setting for a hospital or hospice Read More »
The culture change movement has taught us so much, causing us to think twice about what we do. We're finding, unfortunately, that many of the Read More »
Savings-not only in insurance and worker's compensation dollars, but in reduced problems for residents and staff-accrued in a major way with the Read More »
What do you think of when you hear the term “well-being”? Does it imply happiness? Do we need perfect health to obtain it? The concept of well-being Read More »
An intergenerational Vacation Bible School program is a way to bridge the past with the future. The children of today are the doctors, nurses, Read More »
Resident incontinence represents a major challenge for the long-term care (LTC) industry. It negatively impacts residents on many levels and has a Read More »
OPTIMA Award presentations tend to be memorable occasions, and the ceremony last fall at Palm Garden of Ocala was no exception. A sizable number of Read More »
