Financing to help Florida’s SNFs meet power requirements
By
Kate Wesner
Jun 13, 2018
Revered for its year-round warm temperatures and relaxing lifestyle, Florida is home to the largest population of aging and elderly Americans who retire to the Sunshine State. However, Florida is also...
Nurses, help your patients by helping yourselves
By
Marla J. Weston, PhD, RN, FAAN, and Martie Moore, RN, MAOM, CPHQ
Oct 19, 2015
Ask a nurse how she consoles patients with difficult diagnoses, stabilizes a critical patient or quickly saves a life. Nurses do these things masterfully, and often. But ask a nurse how she takes care...
Meaning is medicine
By
Jennifer Stelter
Charles de Vilmorin
Oct 18, 2022
The person-first concept of the “social prescription” in senior living helps connect elders with social based, non-drug solutions using their life history, individual preferences, and current abilities....
Another big risk that senior care must tackle: A pandemic of despair among residents
By
Gigi Acevedo-Parker
Oct 08, 2020
The elderly of our society were among our most vulnerable even before the COVID-19 pandemic, but those living in senior care settings might be most at risk. It’s not just the heightened risk of contagion...
Preventing medical errors in long-term care
By
Bardia Anvar, M.D.
Oct 30, 2015
Does your facility have a checklist for important patient care events?
Whether it’s rain or warm weather, expect pest pressure
By
Ron Harrison, Ph.D.
Jul 02, 2014
As the weather heats up, so does pest activity. And pests don’t necessarily slow down when the warm weather leads to afternoon rain in many parts of the country.
Pest management starts on the outside
By
Patrick Copps
Apr 18, 2014
The calendar may say spring, but for many areas of the country, Old Man Winter continues to put up a fight. With this in mind, your spring landscaping plan may just be getting put together as the temperatures...
Meaningful activities enable person-directed living
By
Susan Ryan
Charles de Vilmorin
Nov 28, 2023
What do meaningful activities, resident engagement and person-directed living have in common? The answer is, of course, everything. Assuring the delivery of purposeful, meaningful and engaging activities...
Keeping your residents tuned in during the pandemic
By
Danielle Myers
Apr 20, 2020
Social isolation and feelings of loneliness are not uncommon amongst seniors, but they pose a great danger to their health and well-being. The National Institute on Aging notes that “Research has linked...
Decrease infection transmission risk to increase engagement
May 04, 2018
Long-term care facility employees have a responsibility to ensure an optimal healthcare environment to enable resident recovery, respite or relief, and environmental cleanliness is crucial to confer a...