I do the CNA training, and help with checking certifications. Are there standard requirements for CNAs?
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May 01, 2008
Anna Ortigara, Communications director, Green House® Project
Journal: Slower economy keeps nurses in workforce
May 08, 2008
The dark cloud of economic recession appears to have a silver lining for the healthcare field, according to a news report. More nurses are going back to work, taking on extra shifts, or delaying retirement...
Commonly used drugs can quicken cognitive decline in elderly, reports say
May 07, 2008
Anticholinergics – a group of drugs commonly prescribed to treat conditions such as Parkinson’s disease, urinary incontinence and acid reflux – may cause a more rapid decline in cognitive...
Study: Ibuprofen reduces risk of Alzheimer’s disease
May 07, 2008
Study subjects who took ibuprofen for at least five years registered a 40% lower risk of developing Alzheimer’s disease, according to new research. Some medicines in the same non-steroidal anti-inflammatory...
Report: Frail seniors unlikely to be saved during pandemic
May 06, 2008
The “very elderly” likely won’t receive life-saving treatment in the event of a pandemic emergency, a new report states.
Carlyle-owned ManorCare forms committee on quality
May 06, 2008
HCR ManorCare disclosed this week the formation of the HCR ManorCare Independent Advisory Committee on Quality, a three-person panel convened to provide recommendations and advice to the ManorCare Board...
Study: ‘Virtual’ team care approach yields less ER visits for sick elderly
May 05, 2008
When elderly patients with chronic diseases receive “virtual” care from a team of medical experts, they make fewer trips to the emergency room than patients who do not receive this team care...
Nursing shortage problem is improving, expert says
May 05, 2008
While news abounds that the nursing shortage is worsening year by year, one person has a sunnier view: Peter Buerhaus, director of Vanderbilt University’s Center for Interdisciplinary Health Workforce...
Study: Nursing home residents with dementia receive less pain medication
May 02, 2008
Residents with Alzheimer’s and dementia in nursing homes are receiving fewer pain medications than other residents, despite having as many painful, co-morbid conditions, such as cancer and osteoarthritis,...