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Asking the nursing expert: Why should we avoid using list of commonly used diagnoses?
By
Amy Stewart
Jan 05, 2020
Our facility has a list of commonly used diagnoses for newly admitted residents, but we are being told to avoid using such lists. Can you explain why this should be avoided?
Thriving in a career a world away: Meera Riner
By
Nicole Bowman
Jan 20, 2023
Meera Riner’s first job after college was as an occupational therapist working in the slums of Mumbai with children who suffered from cerebral palsy and polio. Parents might carry children across the...
Rev. Derrick C. DeWitt is on his own road to greatness
By
Nicole Blanchard
Oct 06, 2022
Is greatness achieved solely through goal-setting and hard work? Or is it thrust upon someone, forcing him to rise to the challenge? The career of the Rev. Derrick C. DeWitt Sr. seems to show that it comes...
Ask the care expert: Any recommendations for new products?
By
Sherrie Dornberger
May 01, 2020
Do you have any recommendations for new products in long-term care that can make my staff’s routines go a bit easier?
Start-up Ignite Medical gets hospital backing in new deal
By
Kimberly Marselas
Oct 17, 2019
Upscale rehab provider Ignite Medical Resorts and the University of Kansas Health System have partnered as owners of the revamped Kansas City Transitional Care Center. Now operating as Ignite Medical Resort,...
Things I Think: Opera’s resonance
By
Gary Tetz
Nov 14, 2019
How can listening to opera possibly improve the cognitive function of dementia patients? Notice I didn’t ask whether. According to McKnight’s, Chinese researchers are proving the point, and who am...
Things I Think: Good, Bad news
By
Gary Tetz
Aug 02, 2019
Bad news, people. Alzheimer’s disease can be prevented.
Things I Think: A cow in every lobby
By
Gary Tetz
Sep 06, 2019
Every nursing home administrator probably has a favorite story of a resident whose state of health and happiness was transformed by experiencing the unconditional love of an animal. It’s universal, like...
COVID-19 wrongful death suits mount
By
Liza Berger
Nov 01, 2020
Several long-term care providers are dealing with coronavirus-related lawsuits, a new report found.