Long-term care provider, worker groups weigh in on GOP immigration principles
By
Tim Mullaney
Feb 03, 2014
A statement of principles for immigration reform issued by Republicans in the House of Representatives is a good sign of potential legislative progress on this issue, long-term care provider and labor...
Pew report: US expectations for elder care are at odds with those in similar nations
By
Tim Mullaney
Feb 03, 2014
People in the United States are much more likely to say that seniors should be responsible for their own care, compared with people living in similar economies around the world, according to a recently...
Nurses who use a smartphone before bed may be more distracted at work, researchers say
By
Tim Mullaney
Jan 30, 2014
Nurses who use a smartphone at night for work-related reasons are likely to be less effective on the job the next day, according to recently published research from Michigan State University.
Resident assessments and care planning quality are threatened by nurses’ unrelated duties, survey...
By
Tim Mullaney
Jan 30, 2014
Filling out a comprehensive assessment for a nursing home resident takes five hours on average, and nurses’ workloads can make it difficult to carve out this time, according to survey results from...
Nursing degree programs turned away more than 50,000 qualified applicants in 2013, survey finds
By
Tim Mullaney
Jan 28, 2014
The nation’s nursing degree programs are struggling to educate the future workforce even as demand for nurses is set to surge, according to the latest annual survey data from the American Association...
Most long-term care workers think relatives of dying residents ‘interfere,’ survey shows
By
Tim Mullaney
Jan 27, 2014
Relatives of dying residents make end-of-life care worse, according to a majority of long-term care professionals.
New guidance on healthcare apparel aims to limit infections
By
Tim Mullaney
Jan 22, 2014
Long-term care facilities may want to evaluate their staff attire in light of new guidance on the best types of clothing to prevent infections in healthcare settings.
Help keep Holocaust survivors out of long-term care facilities, panelists urge Congressional lawmakers
By
Tim Mullaney
Jan 17, 2014
Strenuous efforts should be made to provide aging Holocaust survivors with home care, because institutional settings tend to trigger post-traumatic stress disorder for this group, experts told lawmakers...
Gap between long-term care costs and Medicaid payments was widest ever last year, report finds
By
Tim Mullaney
Jan 15, 2014
Medicaid underfunded long-term care by the greatest margin on record in 2013, according to a new report from the American Health Care Association/National Center for Assisted Living, the nation’s...
Nursing home residents appreciate caring staff, but workers could do a better job honoring resident wishes,...
By
Tim Mullaney
Jan 10, 2014
Caring staff members who form close relationships with residents are a strength of long-term care facilities, but workers could more consistently honor residents’ choices and privacy, according to...