New exchange technologies promise safer transitions to long-term care facilities
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Nam Nguyen
May 29, 2014
Long-term care facilities strive to provide each patient personalized care. Comprehensive care plans, honoring patient preferences and tailoring services to patients are critical aspects to achieving the...
You call these nursing home secrets?
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John O'Connor
Apr 08, 2013
Reader’s Digest magazine recently published an article called “50 Secrets a Nursing Home Won’t Tell You.” I’m a bit dismayed by the lack of evidence that’s actually...
Care plans and discharge planning: Steps for success!
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Lisa Thomson
May 29, 2013
Let’s take a look at the facility policies and procedures to determine that they include how the facility will ensure that the care plans are developed using resident individualized assessment information,...
Happy Birthday, Donald Duck! Your care plan is ready
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Jacqueline Vance, RNC, CDONA/LTC
Jun 13, 2017
Donald Duck officially turned 83 years old on Friday, having been “born” in 1934. I have to wonder: If he were in a long-term care facility today, what would his person-centered care plan look...
Therapy plans shouldn’t be written in stone
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Renee Kinder
Apr 12, 2018
What is your preferred writing tool? Pen? Pencil? Do you take notes in color? Use highlighters? I’m sure I’m not the only one judging you by this.