Keeping seniors informed about medication vital to avoiding missed dosages
By
Ashley Carman
Jun 26, 2013
Providers need to explain medication compliance better in order to help seniors avoid missed dosages, a caretaking specialist said in a webinar Tuesday.
Assisted living community employee drew gun on coworkers in post-termination rage, prosecutors say
By
Ashley Carman
Jun 25, 2013
Prosecutors say that Jeffrey Lamont Reid, 23, shoved his supervisor into a wall when in her office to sign his termination papers, according to local reports. He then tried to attack another woman in the...
Physician, pharmacist important players in long-term care cases: study
By
Ashley Carman
Jun 21, 2013
Interdisciplinary teams that include a nursing home resident’s physician and a pharmacist improve quality of care, a new study finds.
Verbal abuse frequently hurled at newly licensed registered nurses: report
By
Ashley Carman
Jun 20, 2013
Almost half of newly licensed registered nurses were verbally abused at work by their colleagues within the past three months, according to a new study.