Why do most restorative programs include only breakfast and lunch in a nursing home program? And should nurses/dining assistants keep a log for each resident? Most of the time the dining program is done...
How to do it … Mitigating worker injuries
By
John Hall
Jul 09, 2018
Few things can cause a bigger setback in any long-term care facility than a workplace injury. Imbuing a safety mindset with each employee and constantly reinforcing safe practices can go far toward preventing...
Make some good news
By
John O'Connor
Jul 09, 2018
If I’m going to be truthful about my Catholic School education, many of the lessons remain less memorable than the nuns who delivered them. Suffice it to say, assault and battery charges have been...
Culture change at nursing homes improves depression symptoms, dining but not cognition, researchers find
By
Meredith Beirne
Jul 06, 2018
Culture change has been shown to improve nursing home residents’ depressive symptoms and dining experience, according to a recently released study by the LeadingAge LTSS Center @UMASS Boston.
Montana resident caught fire from cigarette and oxygen tank, CMS asserts
By
Elizabeth Newman
Jul 03, 2018
A temporarily unsupervised Montana nursing home resident burned for an estimated 10 minutes after her cigarette ignited with her oxygen tank, causing second-degree burns and the resident’s eventual...
‘We have to do better’ on infection prevention, CMS official tells LTC nurse managers during...
By
Marty Stempniak
Jun 29, 2018
Nursing homes’s new survey routine seems to be going smoothly, about half a year in, but infection prevention problems continue to plague the field.
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Jun 22, 2018
QCP sets July 25 vote on Welltower merger, “golden parachute” payments … Black nurses sue LTC and rehab facility, alleging higher pay for white counterparts … Garbage truck crashes...
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Jun 21, 2018
Walgreens, Humana partner to offer senior-focused primary care clinics … A new screening tool could help pinpoint early cognitive decline for dementia patients … Ohio offers atypical public...
Despite not using long-term care, millennials have strong opinions on how it should be paid for
By
Marty Stempniak
Jun 20, 2018
Though millennials aren’t going to be utilizing long-term care anytime soon, they’re still proving a big part of the puzzle — and have strong opinions on who should foot the bill for services.
Seniors capture memories for seniors
By
Kimberly Marselas
Jun 19, 2018
School’s out for summer, but Sarina Helmer and Arlene Schmid will always be able to look back on the time they spent together.