I have evicted a resident because of:Comments: -Evicted? Sent out to a psych facility and not allowed back into the building after the bed hold Read More »
· Interview with Robert H. Binstock, Professor of Aging, Health and Society, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland on the myths and realities of Read More »
After living in a nursing home for so long, it is impossible to pick out one unforgettable staff person. Many staff came to mind. Early on here, Carl Read More »
On September 27, 2007, hundreds of people gathered to carry out The Aging Revolution. Before you start imagining a mutinous cohort of elders, keep in Read More »
Richard, please accept my congratulations on the redesign and renaming of your excellent magazine. However, I want to challenge you as an industry Read More »
Nursing homes denote illness and isolation to most people. It will take many years for that negative connotation to change, but nursing home management needs to start the process from the top down. Read More »
I returned on Friday from the Allscripts national user conference in Chicago. They call it “ACE”- the “Allscripts Client Experience”. Last time I Read More »
Ah yes, the facility smoking issue—I have thought about that for a long time. When I first came to live in a nursing home 12 years ago, residents Read More »
La Posada took on this task by creating a settling in team to facilitate the large move in a timely and organized manner. Team members visited each Read More »
I arrived late Monday night in Chicago to attend the Allscripts national user conference. Allscripts calls their soirée “ACE” for the “Allscripts Read More »
It sometimes seems to me Congress lives in Wonderland while the rest of us slog in the real world doing the best we can with everything life Read More »
People are emotional. Others are downright angry. Then there’s a small amount that can even be violent.And some inhabitants of nursing homes—well, Read More »
Last night I had dinner with an old high school friend who is a Pathologist. We enjoyed the best steaks and seafood in Texas (Willie G’s) and Read More »
Here is September’s editorial lineup. Feel free to add your comments, suggestions, and resources below, or e-mail the staff (employee directory). Read More »
OK, so I know that it’s been a little while since I posted anything. The last few weeks have been action-packed. Between finalizing a decision on Read More »
Q: A resident is alert and verbally responsive, able to understand and make her needs known in her native language, but can't understand English. Read More »
Prior to 2006, the skilled nursing provider community felt they were managing the Resource Utilization Group (RUG) reimbursement system well. They Read More »
Healthcare has had a long history of self-improvement. One need look no further than the Flexner Report (published in 1910) and the dramatic changes Read More »
There's no question that the credit crisis has affected the lending and investing environment for seniors housing and care. There is also no doubt Read More »
Accidents, including fires and skin injury, caused by cigarettes are a serious danger to residents in long-term care (LTC) facilities. Indeed, Read More »
The U.S. Census Bureau reports that people 85 years of age and older encompass the most rapidly expanding segment of the U.S. population.1 With the Read More »
The skilled nursing facility (SNF) and assisted living community achieved an important victory June 30 when President Bush signed an Iraq war Read More »
Shakespeare's famous question implied that a name was incidental to the essence of something—“a rose by any other name would smell as sweet.” But Read More »
Vital Signs Monitoring Life Systems' Rosie® II Vital Signs Monitoring System captures Sp02, E-Temp, blood pressure, and pulse rate in 45 seconds. Read More »
What one tool can make residents, nurses, administrators, payers, and regulators happier and more effective all at the same time? From the name of Read More »
Most everyone is familiar with the “Red Hat Society,” a society of women “of a certain age” who get together to embrace the present and future with Read More »
Quality of care deficiencies can be devastating in any nursing home: devastating to the resident, who can suffer a decline in health status or even Read More »
