We always have the opportunity to share a “Hello” or “Good morning” or even to sit and enjoy a visit. Relationship building … The opportunity is ours each and every day.
Reader Poll: What non-clinical skill is most important in your daily work?
Oct 01, 2016
“Conflict resolution would be a big one. I have 300 employees and they don’t always get along. It really depends on the situation, but it’s usually employee to employee.”
Residents’ allowance stays at 1988 levels
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Haymarket Media
Aug 14, 2006
Providers, it seems, are always asking lawmakers for more Medicaid dollars to improve nursing home care. Here’s another argument for increasing funds: the Personal Needs Allowance.
Profile: Barbara Gay
By
Kimberly Marselas
Mar 04, 2015
Growing up in a quintessential New England town with extended family all around, Barbara Gay always appreciated the rich relationships she had with older adults.
Change in resident’s mental status doesn’t always equal infection, new guidance cautions
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Alicia Lasek
Dec 10, 2020
The authors provide a framework for infection workups when residents present with a non-specific sign or symptom. The revised guidance also reviews the latest evidence on how best to evaluate non-localized...
For poorer adults, life satisfaction not always linked to better cognitive functioning, study finds
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Kristen Fischer
Oct 02, 2023
Though many studies show that satisfaction in life can improve cognitive function, a new study showed that’s not the case for all people. Even if they are satisfied, they may not get a cognitive boost...
Ask the Care Expert about … preparing for time off
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Sherrie Dornberger
Sep 05, 2016
I love going to conferences and I learn a lot, but it seems like they always put me in a hole at work, both before and after. What can I do?
Robin the robot keeps good company: nursing home residents
By
Joe Bush
Nov 22, 2022
One of our core values is ‘Love’,” said Andrew Stephenson, administrator at Riverwalk Post-Acute in Riverside, CA, “but that doesn’t mean it always has to come from a human.”
Study: Residents’ preferences found to be misaligned with life-sustaining directives
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Nov 03, 2016
Skilled nursing facility residents’ current treatment preferences don’t always agree with forms detailing their preferences for life-sustaining medical orders, results of a study published...
Expo preview: pain and gains
By
James M. Berklan
Feb 01, 2015
Pressure ulcer prevention practices are evolving, but providers aren’t always keeping up, according to Janice Beitz, Ph.D., a Rutgers University nursing professor and renowned wound-care expert.