According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), approximately 15% of nursing home residents have infections, including wound Read More »
Hiring the right activity professional is one of the key elements in providing residents with quality of life. Not only must he or she be dynamic, Read More »
To demonstrate the feasibility of creating an urban high-rise culture change program, and to encourage the elder care community to consider this 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 »
La Posada took on this task by creating a settling in team to facilitate the large move in a timely and organized manner. Team members visited each Read More »
Accidents, including fires and skin injury, caused by cigarettes are a serious danger to residents in long-term care (LTC) facilities. Indeed, 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 »
When you've been operating a nursing home for 100 years, can you change your offerings and environment sufficiently to appeal to the new senior care Read More »
With rising costs and the threat of reduced reimbursements looming, now is the time to evaluate how your facility's supply expenses are managed. To Read More »
According to Dawson, who heads the prestigious Paraprofessional Healthcare Institute (PHI) and was a key contributor to the recent Institute of Read More »
Last month I equated much of our new “Environments for Aging” thrust with developments in city life. Fact is, though, EFA has a much broader Read More »
It is now 2008. The population is not only getting older, but it is also living longer. With increased longevity comes the risk of our being subject Read More »
The Alliance on Aging Research reports that visual impairment is one of the top four reasons for a loss of independence among seniors. For example, Read More »
For an administrator and owner/operator, a long-term care facility in need of renovation is a daunting prospect. The mini-hospital or the 1970s 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 »
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 »
Assisted living has become the fastest-growing long-term care option for those who want to live independently with assistance, according to the Read More »
How does a facility achieve genuine culture change? Is it through the implementation of “person-centered care” or other innovative approaches such Read More »
The culture change movement has spurred activity professionals nationwide to seek a deeper understanding of the culture of residents they work with. Read More »
Why do so few people enjoy being on the receiving end of feedback or show such little enthusiasm for a performance review session? In the case of 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 »
People are no longer willing to accept that nursing homes have to be institutional, staff-centric facilities based solely on a medical model. Read More »
In spring 2007, a team of AG Architecture employees gathered to participate in a weekend charrette called “Aging in Community—A Senior Housing Ideas 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 »
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 »
Mrs. June, a Greenspring resident, finds a new use for wash hanging on the line Sometimes less is more. In the case of 11 female residents of the Read More »
