BY JANET STRASSMAN PERLMUTTER, MSW, LICSW, AND LOIS CAMBERG, PHDBetter bathing for residents with Alzheimer'sCan caregivers help residents with
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Read More » The 'Gift' of Restorative NursingFocusing on restorative care benefits both residents and staff at Cove's Edge Comprehensive Care CenterBY CHERYL
Read More » Battling Pressure Ulcers: Consistency Means SuccessINTERVIEW WITH COURTNEY H. LYDER, ND Pressure ulcers are a cloud that hovers over long-term care
Read More » Maintaining Oral Health in the Nursing FacilityMany residents these days maintain partial, if not full, dentition, and good oral care remains
Read More » Targeting Our Approach to IncontinenceNegligent and imprecise responses to residents' incontinence carry a heavy price-here's how not to pay for itBY
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Read More » Bathing as a Wellness ExperienceBathing area design features enhance independence and feelings of well-beingBY JULIE MOLLER, ASID, AND CARRIE
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Read More » Live Concert Break Through Resident IsolationThe author's company brings residents and musicians together, up close and personalBY SUSAN E.
Read More » BY THE STAFF OF GLEN COVE CENTER FOR NURSING AND REHABILITATION, GLEN COVE, LONG ISLAND, NEW YORK Maybe it's the seductive aroma of a juicy steak, or
Read More » Training Staff in Resident TransfersThis facility's approach to transfer techniques yielded improved resident and staff safety-and lower costsBY ANDI
Read More » Consultant Pharmacists: Saving Lives and MoneyINTERVIEW WITH STEVE FELDMAN, RPH, FASCP Practicing senior care pharmacy is one of the most challenging
Read More » Nutrition Is No SecretHow one facility paid the ultimate price for not sharing its nutrition management ideas with a resident's familyBY LINDA
Read More » by Richard L. Peck, Editor-in-Chief Unless Congress pulls a last-minute switcheroo-in which case, read this article as what might have been-the
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Read More » The Spa at Arbor Acres provides a total bathing experienceBY W. DAVID PINER Bathing, because of its importance and complexity in nursing care
Read More » Montessori Principles Work for Alzheimer'sWhat did Maria Montessori discover in her works with children that could be useful in the care of residents
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Read More » Helping Residents Stay DryAN INTERVIEW WITH MARY H. PALMER, PHD Because of physical changes associated with aging and sometimes caused by cognitive
Read More » An interview with John R. Brechtl, MD, FACP Patients with AIDS can present unique challenges to nursing homes. Not only do they tend to be younger
Read More » An interview with David Fridkin, FACHE, and Eulalia Awan, RNIllustration: "The Bus," by Frida Kahlo, 1929 Imagine finding yourself confined to a
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