Resident Care

Growth Through Volunteering

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Why Residents Wander – and What You Can Do About It

Why Residents Wander - and What You Can Do About ItAN INTERVIEW WITH BETTYE ROSE CONNELL, PhD Few events stop long-term care staff and administrators Read More »

Caring for Aging Skin

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The Case of the Missing Medical Records

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The Power of the MDS

The Power of the MDSQuality Indicators shoulsn't be feared - they are a useful resourceBY RENA R. SHEPHARD, RN, BA, FACDONA The Minimum Data Set Read More »

Implementing a Physical Activity Program

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Dealing With Difficult Behaviors

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Better Pain Management = Fewer Pressure Ulcers

Better Pain Management = Fewer Pressure UlcersRevising the pain-assessment protocol in this rehab unit lowered the number of facility-acquired Read More »

Sex and Intimacy in the Nursing Home

IN THE NURSING HOMEAmong many issues, resident privacy is keyBY DOUGLAS J. EDWARDS, ASSISTANT EDITOR Have you ever considered adding issues of Read More »

Pressure Ulcers: Case Study and Lessons Learned

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Alzheimer’s Care: Accentuating the Positive

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Reduction of Risk for Falls Program

Reduction of Risk for Falls Program Adapted from a 2002 OPTIMA Award entry by Evangelical Manor, PhiladelphiaBy Barbara Hacker, RN, MEd, NHA For Read More »

Life Enrichment : It’s About Choice

Residents of this CCRC demonstrate that living life to the fullest isn't just for the young in years By Linda Zinn, Managing Editor As I drive down Read More »

Resident Elopement: Case Study and Lessons Learned

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Managing Pressure Ulcer Risk in Long-Term Care

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2002 Optima Award Winner – The Safety Program: Sunset for Sundowning

Adapted from the submission by Bortz Health Care of Traverse City, Traverse City, Michigan; written by Debra Hagerty, BS, BSN, MSN, SW, Director of Read More »

Chronic Pain: We’ re Undertreating the Elderly

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Special-Needs Gardens for Alzheimer’s Residents

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Teamwork: A Winning Approach to Wound Care

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Fighting Elder Depression: A Battle That Can Be Won

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Strategies for Improving Resident’s Nighttime Sleep

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Handwashing: Doing it Right

Adapted from Hand Hygiene Practices, a publication of DebMed, manufacturer of skin care products, with permission. Most modern healthcare Read More »

New Drugs in the Long-Term Care Setting, Part 1

New Drugs in the Long-Term Care Setting, Part 1 A quick look at the benefits, uses and abuses of some recent candidates for LTC formularies B y James Read More »

A New Era in Lift / Transfer

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Only You Can Prevent Pressure Ulcers

Only You Can Prevent Pressure UlcersInterview With Kenneth Olshansky, MD Bedsores. Pressure ulcers. Decubiti. Pressure sores. No matter what you call Read More »

Embracing a Culture: The Creation of an Asian Unit

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More to Incontinence Management Than Meets the Eye

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Long – Term Care Nurses Speak Out

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The Softer Side of Therapy

The Softer Side of TherapyTherapeutic benefits without the "work"By Sandra Hoban, Assistant Managing Editor  While traditional therapies are the Read More »

NOT-FOR-PROFIT REPORT

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