Yesterday, I received a report summarizing the results of the 2010 AMDA–Dedicated To Long Term Care Medicine (formerly the American Medical Directors Read More »
Over the past few years, alcohol dispensers along with hand washing sinks have become the standard in most healthcare settings. To a large extent it Read More »
Are you satisfied with the names on this list? Tell us who you think were most influential by contacting the editors at psheehan@iadvance... Read More »
The saying in 12-Step programs such as Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) is that alcoholism is a three-fold disease: physical, mental, and spiritual. The Read More »
Living in a small assisted living residence, my mother was quite close with the aides that came by to help her. They knew when she liked to go to bed Read More »
Note: This feature is a digest of an article that won this past September's “2010 GE Award For Best Research Paper” from the National Investment Read More »
It's been 10 years since the Drug Enforcement Administration briefly mentioned in a Federal Register notice that long-term care nurses are not Read More »
An “Idea House” resident room equipped with technology upgrades. Last month I was privileged to meet with Majd Alwan, PhD, director of the Center Read More »
Next month kicks off Long-Term Living’s 60th anniversary! To celebrate our “legacy of leadership,” we've planned a year's worth of special editorial Read More »
Hurricane Katrina, a category 5 hurricane at peak strength, made landfall in the Gulf Coast on August 29, 2005. The hurricane caused massive Read More »
A dear friend of mine called last week looking for answers. Her 75-year-old father, having battled melanoma for the past year, had fallen at home and Read More »
“We've done everything but she keeps falling.” “But his balance is terrible and he might fall.” “With her medications, her chance of falling is Read More »
Editor's note:In 2007, Philip C. DuBois, a Maine nursing home administrator, was involved in a car accident that claimed three of his family members Read More »
A recent question for the Resident Sound-Off feature here on Long-Term Living asked, “What qualities or characteristics make for a good staff Read More »
Like Lieutenant Columbo, the great TV detective, Long-Term Living columnist Gary Tetz (Funny You Should Ask) always has one more question. In this Read More »
Recent psychology research shows reduced levels of agitation in nursing home residents with dementia, some to the point of not being considered Read More »
At a glance… Mark McClellan, MD, PhD, the new chairman of the CAST Commission, will try to lay the foundation for a better understanding of how Read More »
At a glance… Two lawmakers urge their colleagues to protect Medicare and Medicaid from additional cuts in the government's 2011 budget. While Read More »
Now that I know I'm not going against state regulations (see Dr. El goes undercover with the NYS Department of Health), I'll confess I love to use my Read More »
Care conferences occur here every March, June, September, and December. Since my sister was not always able to attend in those months, the facility Read More »
In addition to meeting the needs of residents, enhancing community relations, and increasing the visibility of and referrals to the nursing home, Read More »
Americans have moved from the cane to the wheelchair to the walker and now the mobile scooter to assist them in mobility. While the cane and the Read More »
Every year, as part of our DESIGN coverage, our jurors participate in a roundtable discussion. This year, they met with DESIGN Editor Maureen Read More »
As an ombudsman volunteer for the past six plus years, I have witnessed the effects of short staffing and have also heard many of the complaints Read More »
In Akron, Ohio, the locals refer to her as the “grand old lady” of Merriman Road. Born in 1917, she is stately and statuesque, bordering on the Read More »
By now, many of you are probably thinking, “What exactly is Harvey on about? It sounds like he’s grumbling about outsourcing gone wrong. How bad Read More »
This facility began to use shower aides again the beginning of November. We have two shower aides on our unit and each aide works three 12-hour Read More »
