Over the years, nursing homes have been required to provide increasingly complex medical care for their residents. To meet those challenges, the use Read More »
I know this is a radical thought, but it just seems to me that healthcare financing and reimbursement systems ought to focus on the needs of the Read More »
Michigan’s elderly population is expected to expand during the next 25 years by more than 52%—from 1.2 million to 1.8 million. Its traditional source Read More »
Few would argue that turnover in long-term care has been out of control for a long time, despite repeated research projects and surveys examining Read More »
Root cause analysis has become an important quality assurance method for identifying problems encountered in long-term care. Without a doubt, it is Read More »
One staff member reports another staff member for abusing a confused resident, but there are no other witnesses and no physical evidence of abuse. Read More »
When Michael walks through the halls of his facility, he has trouble understanding what his staff members are saying. It's as if they're speaking a Read More »
Recent years have seen the beginnings of a boom in technologies designed to support seniors’ health and well-being in various settings, ranging from Read More »
You've received a call from the local hospital that one of your residents, after being found on the street by the police, has been brought to the Read More »
We have a very complex payroll,” says Bridget Gibson. As controller for Augustana Care Corporation in Minneapolis, she is responsible for 17 Read More »
This year will see the expansion of a federal demonstration program that could lead to greater consistency and, hopefully, improvement in the state Read More »
Odors and gaseous contaminants can permeate throughout your facility, leading to a variety of potentially bad health effects for patients as well as Read More »
Needs for supportive services often change for seniors able to live at home. The stress of dealing with transportation, home maintenance, changes in Read More »
Dehydration is the most common fluid and electrolyte imbalance in the elderly, regardless if the person lives in the community or in a healthcare Read More »
Three employees of the Penacook Place Nursing and Rehabilitation Center were big winners in the grand prize drawing at the end of the fi rst year Read More »
Bariatric Bed NOA Medical's Bariatric Bed with a safe working load of 750 lbs is designed to accommodate 98% of all bariatric patients. The 42" wide Read More »
Based in Evanston, Illinois, just north of Chicago, Mather LifeWays is a not-for-profit organization that enhances the lives of older adults by Read More »
In the first part of this series in the October issue, we looked at the reasons to use photography in long-term care investigations and the tools Read More »
Long-term care facilities are not strangers to regulation 483.25(h) Accidents as it historically represents and continues to make the Centers for Read More »
When it comes to attracting residents, the last ones you want to move into your long-term care (LTC) facility are the multilegged kind. Pests like Read More »
Constructing a “green” building is only the first step to sustainability in healthcare. Operations and maintenance also play a significant role in Read More »
While long-term care providers appropriately advance the next generation of “Nana” technologies for monitoring the health and well-being of older adults. Read More »
It is estimated that as many as 75% of nursing home residents fall annually, twice the rate of seniors living in the community. Many of these falls Read More »
We no longer “shoot the messenger” who delivers bad news, but you wouldn't know that judging by how uncomfortable some managers are when delivering Read More »
I went through a set of whipsawing emotions recently. On September 20, I happily conferred the 2007 OPTIMA Award on Ballard Healthcare in Chicago. Read More »
Quality resident care that enriches quality of life and independence is the primary service of senior living communities. What most senior living Read More »
While studies show that elderly and infirm people often slip and fall because of reasons related to their age, medication, illness, or other Read More »
Documenting evidence is essential to any investigation. Photography, a powerful and yet convenient form of documentation, allows an investigator to Read More »
