Resident Care

During a disaster, residents with dementia still need consistent care

In September 2006, a national coalition of long-term care and consumer organizations released dementia care guidelines in disaster situations, Read More »

Focus on Alzheimer’s and Dementia Care

Wandering and Nurse Call Systems Direct Supply now offers HomeFree Wireless Resident Monitoring systems to ensure resident safety and security at Read More »

For residents with dementia, a place of their own

Residents of the Day Spring Program enjoy a beautiful autumn day in the courtyard Like most CCRCs, our assisted living unit at CRISTA Senior Read More »

The role of nutrition in treating and healing wounds

Frustrated by a dearth of scientific research on the effects of nutrition in wound care, S. Kwon Lee, MD, FACS, initiated a study to determine what Read More »

Keeping an Ethical Perspective on End-of-Life Issues

BY BRIAN GARAVAGLIA, PHD  Keeping an ethical perspective on end-of-life issuesCaregivers can't necessarily look to paperwork for answers for Read More »

Not-for-Profit Report

BY MICHAEL PELTIER, ASSISTANT EDITOR Serving an ace with restorative volleyball  When residents at Sunnyside Nursing Home in Sarasota, Florida, Read More »

Hearing Loss: Perceptions and Solutions

BY AMANDA D. NICHOLS  Hearing Loss: Perceptions and SolutionsHearing loss can be dealt with effectively to improve a resident's quality of life Read More »

Weighing in on Weight Loss

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Upgrading Respiratory Services

Upgrading Respiratory Servicesby the staff of The Silvercrest Center for Nursing and Rehabilitation, Briarwood, New York   Mechanical ventilation Read More »

Preparing for a Flu Pandemic

BY KEVIN M. KAVANAUGH, MA, AND SUSAN DUDA-GARDINER, BSN, RN  Preparing for a flu pandemicEmergency planning is key to addressing this possible crisis Read More »

Survey Survival

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The MDS: Are You Leaving Money on the Table?

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Rehab Perspectives, an Aegis Therapies Supplement

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Tying the Hardest Knot: Creating and Sustaining a Culture of Hospitality

Tying the Hardest Knot: Creating and Sustaining a Culture of Hospitalityby the staff of by the staff of Glen Cove Center for Nursing and Read More »

Active Lifestyles Showcase

active lifestyles showcase  Walking Device The ARJO Walker provides the optimum conditions to take that first step. It plays an important supporting Read More »

Staying Alive: Three Takes on Today’s Senior Living

Staying alive:Three takes on today's senior living   Based on interviews with Read More »

Food Safety in Assisted Living: New Skills Needed

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Take a Look Before You Hook

BY JULIE A. BRAUN, JD,LLMTake a look before you hookPreventing deaths and serious injuries from medical gas mix-ups   Nursing homes Read More »

Focus On…Wound, Ostomy, and Continence

focuson Wound, Ostomy, and ContinenceThe case for hiring a wound care professionalJanet Stoia Davis, RN, CWOCN, sheds light on the down- and upsides Read More »

Be a Winner in Medicare RUG-53

BY CHERYL FIELD, MSN, RN, CRRN, AND JIM KAZMER Be a winner in Medicare RUG-53Still struggling with the new grouper? A refresher course to bring you Read More »

More Than Weight Loss: A Steady Diet of Support and Achievement

BY MICHAEL PELTIER, ASSISTANT EDITOR   More than weight loss: A steady diet of support and achievementA skilled nursing facility Read More »

Rehab Perspectives Supplement

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Protecting Residents From Foodborne Illnesses

BY JAMIE STAMEY, RD, LDN, CFSP Protecting residents from foodborne illnessesA well-planned, formal foodservice and enteral feeding program can keep Read More »

Focus On…Infection Control

focuson Infection ControlThe changing role of infection-control programs in long-term care managementLinda L. Spaulding, RN, C; CIC, explains how a Read More »

Survey Survival

SURVEY survivalBY RETA A. UNDERWOOD, ADCBeyond the survey checklist  Findings from yet another report should continue to diminish our dependence on Read More »

Encouraging independence in assisted living

ENCOURAGING RESEARCH HAS UNVEILED INDEPENDENCE SEVERAL HELPFUL TECHNIQUES IN ASSISTED LIVING Read More »

F314 and Pressure Relief

BY KAREN MERK, RN, BS, CRNAC   F314 and pressure reliefThe new federal guidelines have much to say about support surfaces and Read More »

Focus On…Incontinence

Learning to live with F315 incontinence management Read More »

Making the Most of RUG-53

Making the most of RUG-53BY RENA R. SHEPHARD, MHA, RN, FACDONA, RAC-C  The new classification system can still maximize your deserved Medicare Read More »

Focus On…Wound Care: Negative Pressure Wound Therapy: An Option for Hard-to-Heal Wounds

Negative Pressure Wound Therapy: An Option for Hard-to-Heal Wounds Read More »