Resident Care

Live Concerts Break Through Resident Isolation

Live Concert Break Through Resident IsolationThe author's company brings residents and musicians together, up close and personalBY SUSAN E. Read More »

Creating a Five-Star Dining Experience

BY THE STAFF OF GLEN COVE CENTER FOR NURSING AND REHABILITATION, GLEN COVE, LONG ISLAND, NEW YORK Maybe it's the seductive aroma of a juicy steak, or Read More »

Training Staff in Resident Transfers

Training Staff in Resident TransfersThis facility's approach to transfer techniques yielded improved resident and staff safety-and lower costsBY ANDI Read More »

Consultant Pharmacists: Saving Lives and Money

Consultant Pharmacists: Saving Lives and MoneyINTERVIEW WITH STEVE FELDMAN, RPH, FASCP Practicing senior care pharmacy is one of the most challenging Read More »

Nutrition Is No Secret

Nutrition Is No SecretHow one facility paid the ultimate price for not sharing its nutrition management ideas with a resident's familyBY LINDA Read More »

Here Come the Rehab Therapy Caps

by Richard L. Peck, Editor-in-Chief Unless Congress pulls a last-minute switcheroo-in which case, read this article as what might have been-the Read More »

Activities Plus at Montgomery Place

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Restoring Dignity to Bathing

The Spa at Arbor Acres provides a total bathing experienceBY W. DAVID PINER   Bathing, because of its importance and complexity in nursing care Read More »

Montessori Principles Work for Alzheimer’s

Montessori Principles Work for Alzheimer'sWhat did Maria Montessori discover in her works with children that could be useful in the care of residents Read More »

Weight Loss Prevention Strategies: What Is Your Facility’s Score?

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Helping Residents Stay Dry

Helping Residents Stay DryAN INTERVIEW WITH MARY H. PALMER, PHD Because of physical changes associated with aging and sometimes caused by cognitive Read More »

Caring for Patients With AIDS

An interview with John R. Brechtl, MD, FACP  Patients with AIDS can present unique challenges to nursing homes. Not only do they tend to be younger Read More »

Not Just an “Old Folks’ Home”

An interview with David Fridkin, FACHE, and Eulalia Awan, RNIllustration: "The Bus," by Frida Kahlo, 1929  Imagine finding yourself confined to a Read More »

When Drugs Don’t Kill ‘Bugs’

When Drugs Don't Kill 'Bugs'Strategies for preventing the spread of infections caused by antibiotic-resistant bacteriaBY ROBERT J. SHARBAUGH, PHD, Read More »

Growth Through Volunteering

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Why Residents Wander – and What You Can Do About It

Why Residents Wander - and What You Can Do About ItAN INTERVIEW WITH BETTYE ROSE CONNELL, PhD Few events stop long-term care staff and administrators Read More »

Caring for Aging Skin

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The Case of the Missing Medical Records

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The Power of the MDS

The Power of the MDSQuality Indicators shoulsn't be feared - they are a useful resourceBY RENA R. SHEPHARD, RN, BA, FACDONA The Minimum Data Set Read More »

Implementing a Physical Activity Program

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Dealing With Difficult Behaviors

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Better Pain Management = Fewer Pressure Ulcers

Better Pain Management = Fewer Pressure UlcersRevising the pain-assessment protocol in this rehab unit lowered the number of facility-acquired Read More »

Sex and Intimacy in the Nursing Home

IN THE NURSING HOMEAmong many issues, resident privacy is keyBY DOUGLAS J. EDWARDS, ASSISTANT EDITOR Have you ever considered adding issues of Read More »

Pressure Ulcers: Case Study and Lessons Learned

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Alzheimer’s Care: Accentuating the Positive

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Reduction of Risk for Falls Program

Reduction of Risk for Falls Program Adapted from a 2002 OPTIMA Award entry by Evangelical Manor, PhiladelphiaBy Barbara Hacker, RN, MEd, NHA For Read More »

Life Enrichment : It’s About Choice

Residents of this CCRC demonstrate that living life to the fullest isn't just for the young in years By Linda Zinn, Managing Editor As I drive down Read More »

Resident Elopement: Case Study and Lessons Learned

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Managing Pressure Ulcer Risk in Long-Term Care

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2002 Optima Award Winner – The Safety Program: Sunset for Sundowning

Adapted from the submission by Bortz Health Care of Traverse City, Traverse City, Michigan; written by Debra Hagerty, BS, BSN, MSN, SW, Director of Read More »