Resident Care

How care leaders foster respect

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 »

‘Use it or lose it’: The importance of ‘brain exercise’

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 »

Skin tears

At a glance… Long-term care providers must ensure that their skin tear procedures and practices reflect the current literature and clinical Read More »

Suicide Prevention

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 »

Serving diverse populations

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 »

Deconditioning and sarcopenia

For many nursing home and assisted living residents, living with medical diagnoses and their related treatments poses less of a challenge than Read More »

MDS 3.0 and the DON

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 »

Incontinence-associated dermatitis

Denise Nix Vicki Haugen What is incontinence-associated dermatitis (IAD)? Perineal dermatitis, recently relabeled incontinence-associated Read More »

Measuring clinical decision-making skills

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 »

Five FAQs about SCALE

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 you should know about CAUTI

What is the prevalence and incidence of catheter-associated urinary tract infections (CAUTI)? Catheter-associated urinary tract infections are one Read More »

The MDS 3.0-RUG-IV partnership

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 »

Promoting best outcomes in the bariatric elder

The proportion of individuals 65 and older is increasing in the United States, and so is the burden of chronic illness and disability. Read More »

Much to be done before MDS, RUG 2010 changes

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 »

No ‘one size fits’ all in bariatric care

Treatment and care of the obese resident involves compassion, respect, and dignity. Without appropriate supplies and equipment, management of these Read More »

Person-centered care: A win-win for wound management

At a glance… The “secret” to effective wound prevention and treatment is resident-focused education and care planning. All parties Read More »

Managing challenging behaviors

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 »

Pressure ulcer litigation: Its impact on long-term care

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 »

Pressure ulcer evaluation: Best practice for clinicians

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 »

Rolling Fields wins 2009 OPTIMA Award

Editor’s note: This month’s cover feature in our print magazine details how Rolling Fields of Conneautville, Pennsylvania, transformed their culture Read More »

Bringing the past-and Alzheimer’s residents-to life

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 »

Waging war on Alzheimer’s disease

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 »

Withholding flu drugs from seniors a new discussion item

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 »

24-hour dining feeds culture change

Since 1996, Long-Term Living has been honoring long-term care facilities that are proactive with programs that go “above and beyond” routine care Read More »

Mental illness trumps dementia in nursing home admissions

Cleveland-A study has found more nursing home admissions suffer with mental illness than dementia, underscoring the need for nursing homes to have Read More »

Managing Alzheimer’s in the Green House

The Green House is certainly not a new concept anymore-there are now some 56 such homes on 18 sites in 14 states, with a further 100 being developed Read More »

Nutrition therapy and pressure ulcer prevention

The National Pressure Ulcer Advisory Panel (NPUAP) and the European Pressure Ulcer Advisory Panel (EPUAP) have collaborated to develop international Read More »

Wound Care: 10-year progress report

The practice of wound care has undergone tremendous changes in the past few years-from new Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) guidelines Read More »

Lives Well-Lived Forever Chronicled on Video

Fred, a 92-year-old in assisted living at Glacier Hills Retirement Community, Ann Arbor, Michigan, recounted with detail and enthusiasm his days Read More »

Green dining

Seniors are no exception to practicing sustainable and green living efforts, especially for some 500 residents of continuing care retirement Read More »