AT A GLANCE Instead of Resident Assessment Protocols, MDS 3.0 will be using Care Area Assessments for more in-depth assessment. There are some Read More »
After living here for a few months, I discovered we had some wonderful volunteers. A retired gentleman came every other weekday to read parts of Read More »
At a glance… Through dedicated staff training, assembling these “pieces of the puzzle” yielded many facility-wide benefits. Village Nursing Home Read More »
The Wound, Ostomy, and Continence Nurses Society (WOCN) has been a leader in the development of clinical practice guidelines for the care of Read More »
At a glance… The idea behind aquatic fitness equipment is to make rehabilitation easier by duplicating the exercise movements in water, but with Read More »
Food entertainment is becoming “center of the plate” for many senior living communities. From exhibition culinary displays to healthy eating advice Read More »
Long-term care providers are bracing themselves for substantial change pending the arrival of MDS 3.0, slated for October 1 of this year. While Read More »
Our last column touched on the importance of respect—and the importance of creating a respectful environment for all residents, families, and staff. Read More »
Recent discoveries about the health of active brains have many implications for people as they age. We now know that the mind, like the body's Read More »
At a glance… Long-term care providers must ensure that their skin tear procedures and practices reflect the current literature and clinical Read More »
My mom and her good friend, Marion, just returned from their annual weeklong winter cruise in the Caribbean. Their adventure ended with some Read More »
The call to Jamaica, New York-based Margaret Tietz Nursing and Rehabilitation Center comes from an excited father. “I have a new baby boy!” the Read More »
For many nursing home and assisted living residents, living with medical diagnoses and their related treatments poses less of a challenge than Read More »
The words “MDS 3.0” undoubtedly trigger a number of disparate thoughts in a director of nursing's (DON's) mind. This is going to be a year of Read More »
In late 2008, I was grappling with the problem of trying to prioritize in-house and continuing education training programs for our 100 therapists Read More »
At a glance… The Skin Changes at Life's End panel has compiled a consensus statement. Ten statements were issued concerning geriatric skin meant Read More »
What is the prevalence and incidence of catheter-associated urinary tract infections (CAUTI)? Catheter-associated urinary tract infections are one Read More »
At a glance… Some basic changes to the MDS in version 3.0 resulted in very significant alterations in the method for calculating the RUG-IV Read More »
At a glance… Technology now holds promise for compliance with some of the new CMS interpretive guidance (effective June 12, 2009), for several of Read More »
Treatment and care of the obese resident involves compassion, respect, and dignity. Without appropriate supplies and equipment, management of these Read More »
If I can just find the right external device I know I can change the person's internal motivation to move, I just know it!” It seems obvious, even Read More »
Since OBRA 1987, there has been a steady climb in the rate of pressure ulcer litigation in the United States. Fueling the fires are policies from Read More »
The Wound, Ostomy and Continence Nurses (WOCN) Society recognizes and supports the fact that a pressure ulcer evaluation represents one aspect of a Read More »
Editor’s note: This month’s cover feature in our print magazine details how Rolling Fields of Conneautville, Pennsylvania, transformed their culture Read More »
As senior living communities look for ways to improve the quality of life for their residents, “life skill stations” offer the opportunity to engage Read More »
On July 29, U.S. Sens. Mel Martinez (R-Fla.) and Evan Bayh (D-Ind.) introduced legislation to create an Office of the National Alzheimer's Project Read More »
As governments prepare for the anticipated spread of the swine flu pandemic, a team of Italian researchers is suggesting elderly populations be last Read More »
