Sleep

Sleep quality improves with age, study finds

McKnight's Staff March 05, 2012

A person's quality of sleep — or perceived of quality of sleep — should improve with age, a new study suggests. Investigators at the University of Pennsylvania's Center for Sleep and Circadian Neurobiology originally set out to confirm the long-held belief that difficulty sleeping increases with age.

It's been a hard day's day

Elizabeth Newman February 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.

It's not a bad habit: What's your coffee IQ?

Jacqueline Vance, RNC, CDONA/LTC June 13, 2011

So it's 4 a.m. and I'm still up finishing a project and jonesing for a cup of my favorite brand of coffee, NuJava. Yes, I am a coffee snob, because I like my coffee like I like my men ... straight! (And hot and strong and full bodied ... and where was I going with this? Sorry, I digressed!)

Study: Many assisted living residents sleep poorly

May 10, 2010

Poor sleep among residents of assisted living facilities is common, and can lead to a worsening quality of life, and subsequent placement in a nursing home, according to the results of a new study.

Older women sleep more than they think, study suggests

October 02, 2009

When it comes to objectively comparing sleep quality, elderly men don't catch as many z's as women, according to a new study that compares subjective reporting to objective sleep measurements.