EEOC sues nursing home that fired worker with anxiety
By
Kimberly Marselas
Feb 05, 2018
A Tennessee nursing home fired a laundry technician rather than accommodate her request for time off to cope with an anxiety disorder, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission charges in a new...
The very anxious resident: A team approach
By
Eleanor Feldman Barbera, Ph.D.
May 15, 2014
I’ve developed a set of suggestions for working with “challenging,” anxious residents, who can disrupt everyone around them. If caregivers don’t have sound strategies like these,...
The Boston Marathon explosions: Turn off the dayroom TV
By
Eleanor Feldman Barbera, Ph.D.
Apr 16, 2013
I was hoping not to have occasion to write another column about tragedy so soon, but the terrible events at the Boston Marathon on Monday compel me to focus on the amount of information we provide to residents...
Anxiety is under-diagnosed in individuals with arthritis, report says
By
McKnight's Staff
Apr 30, 2012
Older adults suffering from arthritis should be screened for anxiety, a new study recommends.
It’s been a hard day’s day
By
Elizabeth Newman
Feb 07, 2012
Providers have one big reason to cut back on overtime: It can lead to a hemorrhage of money. But now there’s another: It could make your employees depressed.
Drink your fruits and vegetables
By
Liza Berger
Jun 18, 2010
Everyone likes a juicy story. That became apparent recently after we ran an item about the beneficial effects of apple juice on people with Alzheimer’s.
Two cups of apple juice a day may keep Alzheimer’s behaviors at bay
Jun 15, 2010
Apple juice could help soften the anxiety, agitation and delusions common to patients with moderate-to-advanced Alzheimer’s, a new study shows.
Improving the treatment of mental health issues in nursing homes
By
Eleanor Feldman Barbera, Ph.D.
Jun 01, 2010
More attention should be paid to nursing home residents’ mental health, an important but often overlooked aspect of care.
Researchers look to hallucinogens to ease end-of-life anxieties
Apr 16, 2010
It turns out some scientists are saying, “yes,” to drugs. Physicians and researchers are reevaluating hallucinogens like psilocybin, the psychotropic ingredient found in mushrooms, for their...