Touchtown has announced changing its Resident Apps name to Community Apps.
Fellow resident a suspect in SNF death after shove, will undergo evaluation
By
John Hall
Feb 06, 2015
A 66-year-old Michigan nursing home resident suspected in last week’s death of a fellow resident will undergo evaluations, Berrien County prosecutors announced.
Forum choice not integral to arbitration contract, judge says
By
John Hall
Feb 04, 2015
In a victory for a Georgia nursing home, a listed forum for arbitration was not an integral part of the document signed by a resident’s mother, a federal judge has ruled.
A way to help residents keep belongings safe
By
Wendy Knecht
Jun 23, 2014
I am not an accomplished nurse or healthcare professional, nor do I have a background in administration as did most of the amazing attendees I met at the recent NADONA conference in Anaheim. However, as...
Addressing quality of death
By
Linda Elizaitis
May 05, 2014
What do you do when a resident crosses the threshold and your organization needs to address quality of death? We all know that there is a great emphasis, appropriately so, on a resident’s quality...
Attracting new residents
By
Seymour H. Fine, Ph. D.
Feb 17, 2014
Despite the rapidly growing elderly population, senior living communities sometimes have empty apartments and the worry is that prospective residents will look askance at a facility having more than a...
What would Jack Bauer do?
By
Anthony Cirillo
Mar 06, 2013
In the now-infamous case of an independent living facility’s policy on CPR, the simple perception is that a woman was dying and needed CPR. Sound and prudent judgment would have been to perform it,...
Difficult eaters ahead
By
Gary Tetz
Feb 02, 2013
Food. I eat it, savor it, crave it and can’t seem to live without it — and I suspect I’m not alone. Talk to any long-term care resident, and he or she will almost certainly list it as one...
State governments compromise some long-term care ombudsmen: report
By
McKnight's Staff
Jan 29, 2013
Long-term care ombudsmen in some states are unable to effectively advocate for residents due to a lack of independence from government interests, according to a report published Monday.
Digital Care Systems unveils latest wireless emergency call system
Jan 09, 2013
Digital Care Systems recently introduced the CC-5900HS Emergency Call System for in-room and campus-wide coverage. The system is activated wirelessly with a pendant transmitter or wireless pull-cord or...