Residents

Effectively screen those residents

Shelly Mesure, MS, OTR/L February 09, 2012

It's not much of a surprise that many therapists are excellent at everything in their job — except screening.

Elderly nursing home residents are deficient in vitamin D, study says

February 06, 2012

Nearly all residents at a German geriatric rehabilitation hospital had insufficient levels of vitamin D, while more than two-thirds had severely deficient levels, a new study has found.

Double grief

Teri Weiman, SSD-AD November 28, 2011

The general public could never understand the emotional bonding that we have with our residents. Granted, not every resident pulls at our heartstrings. I enjoy watching how one particular resident will connect with a specific employee. For example, I might find a resident "challenging" while my co-worker will find her endearing.

Nursing home residents use iPad to vote in House primary election

November 09, 2011

Nursing home residents in five Oregon counties voted in a Congressional special primary election Tuesday via iPad tablet notebooks, thanks to a small pilot program.

After natural disasters: coping with resident and staff emotions

Eleanor Feldman Barbera, Ph.D. August 29, 2011

The Northeast just experienced an earthquake and a hurricane all in one week. The storm may have subsided, but it's likely residents and staff will still be facing a whirlwind of emotions. And it's likely that, sooner or later, you will have to deal with a natural disaster or other calamity. Here are some tips on how to handle such situations.

Safe resident handling programs reduce costs, injuries

August 03, 2011

Long-term care facilities with safe resident handling training programs have significantly lower rates of caregiver injuries than facilities without such programs, new research finds. Facilities with safe resident handling programs are also more attractive to potential employees, according to the study.

Study: Atypical psychotropics are not more dangerous than conventional antipsychotics

March 29, 2011

Atypical antipsychotic medications are no more dangerous than other conventional antipsychotics, antidepressants and benzodiazepines when it comes to treating nursing home residents, according to a new study.

Mind your p's and q's

Barbara Dice July 12, 2010

Practicing good manners makes residents feel more comfortable and helps to motivate staff.

Vaccinating nursing home workers does not help prevent flu from spreading, study finds

March 18, 2010

Giving nursing home workers a flu vaccine is ineffective at preventing the spread of influenza among residents, a new Canadian study suggests.

Hollywood nursing home to close by end of year

August 27, 2009

After months of speculation, the Motion Picture and Television Fund said Tuesday the curtain will be closing on Hollywood's nursing home for members of the entertainment industry.

Regulators consider adding satisfaction surveys to nursing home rating system

July 10, 2009

Federal regulators are meeting with nursing home operators and other key stakeholders today to discuss ways in which resident and family satisfaction surveys might be factored into the new facility Five-Star Quality Rating System.

Use of restraints decreases from 1999 to 2006 in nursing homes, report finds

July 01, 2009

The percentage of long-stay nursing home residents with restraints fell from 10.7% 1999 to 6% in 2006. That is from the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality's 2008 National Healthcare Quality Report.

Civil Money Penalty funds don't have to go directly to nursing homes, CMS notes

June 26, 2009

A recently released memo from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services clarifies that Civil Money Penalty (CMP) funds are not just for nursing homes.