There is no doubt that the nursing department houses a large number of employees. It is, most often, the largest department and provides most of the Read More »
“I wish I knew she was dying. L.R. and I have been friends for five years. We have been on the same floor. We ate in the same dining room, at the Read More »
I remember a television advertisement not too long ago for an Alzheimer’s drug that has a middle-aged woman narrating about her fear that she would Read More »
State surveys bring butterflies and stress to long term-care staff and administration. In order to survive these events, facilities must design Read More »
Most nursing facilities will tell families they do wound care, but not all wound care programs are as effective and successful as others. There are Read More »
Bed sores, lesions, pressure sores, and chronic wounds are a constant source of worry, not to mention infection, and are enormously problematic for Read More »
When thinking of quality improvement in the long-term care setting, not many areas are more important than the threat of medication errors and their Read More »
Ahospice prognosis once meant that seniors who were living in care communities were required to leave that setting for a hospital or hospice Read More »
The culture change movement has taught us so much, causing us to think twice about what we do. We're finding, unfortunately, that many of the Read More »
Savings-not only in insurance and worker's compensation dollars, but in reduced problems for residents and staff-accrued in a major way with the Read More »
What do you think of when you hear the term “well-being”? Does it imply happiness? Do we need perfect health to obtain it? The concept of well-being Read More »
An intergenerational Vacation Bible School program is a way to bridge the past with the future. The children of today are the doctors, nurses, Read More »
Resident incontinence represents a major challenge for the long-term care (LTC) industry. It negatively impacts residents on many levels and has a Read More »
OPTIMA Award presentations tend to be memorable occasions, and the ceremony last fall at Palm Garden of Ocala was no exception. A sizable number of Read More »
“Do we really need another nursing association?” This question is raised occasionally as the number of long-term care (LTC) nursing associations Read More »
It's no secret that the United States has a nursing shortage, one that promises to grow to alarming proportions—particularly in this country's Read More »
Every resident has the right to be pain free and this can only be accomplished through an effective pain management program. Every long-term care Read More »
When the new Congress gets down to business early next year, organizations representing the nursing home community will be confronted with two Read More »
Effective January 1, 2007, we were mandated by the state of Florida to increase CNA staffing to a ratio of 2:9. Like many others across the state, 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 »
In a tranquil setting overlooking 9.5-acres of virgin woodlands in Duluth, Minnesota, sits a $4 million, 12-bed hospice house. Inside, original oil Read More »
Errors in medication administration are all too common in healthcare facilities, a fact that's documented in many medical journals and studies. In Read More »
A common experience: Aresident's daughter comes to the front office wanting to see the administrator. She reports her mother has very fragile skin, Read More »
Music touches everyone in a very personal way and offers diverse beneficial effects. Just as a person experiences the various rhythms of life, the Read More »
The new community can accommodate 38 residents in private and semiprivate rooms, along with community space featuring public and private areas Read More »
It's no secret we're living longer these days. Medical science has made advances that have improved overall health, quality of life, and longevity Read More »
