Once diagnosed with dementia, the average length of survival is four-and-a-half years, according to a new report out of Britain. The study followed some 13,000 British citizens over the age of 65 over...
Elderly more likely to survive planned surgeries
May 30, 2008
Very elderly patients who undergo planned surgery are more than five times as likely to survive and live longer than very old patients who require emergency surgery or treatment in the intensive care unit.
60 Seconds with … Mary Rita Hurley, RN
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Haymarket Media
May 09, 2007
Q: The Honor Society of Nursing, Sigma Theta Tau International, is creating a nationwide Geriatric Nursing Leadership Academy. Why?
New pressure ulcer guidelines raise the bar for providers
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Haymarket Media
Nov 22, 2004
Nursing homes must prepare to more aggressively prevent and treat pressure ulcers as a result of recently released guidance from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid.
New York SNF brings annual Macy’s parade to residents
By
Danielle Brown
Dec 02, 2020
The Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade took on a different look this year by restricting in-person attendance and turning it into a television-only event due to the ongoing public health crisis.
AMDA announces interim executive director
Jan 30, 2012
The American Medical Directors Association has named Harvey Tillipman as its interim executive director.
Pressure ulcer treatments should be re-evaluated, expert says
By
Elizabeth Newman
Nov 25, 2013
Nursing home staff should adopt evidence-based approaches to pressure ulcer prevention and treatment, and significantly more research is needed, a top expert said Saturday.
60 Seconds with…
Apr 01, 2008
Stephen McConnell, VP for advocacy and public policy, Alzheimer’s Association
Ask the nursing expert … about overseeing immunizations
By
Angel McGarrity-Davis, RN, CDONA, NHA
Nov 01, 2014
I am a new assistant director of nursing and my administrator asked me to oversee immunizations. Where do I start?
How a nursing home successfully reopened after Hurricane Harvey
By
Danielle Brown
Sep 05, 2019
A Texas nursing home has finally reopened two years after being destroyed by Hurricane Harvey.