Hospitals need to give patients better guidance about post-acute facilities, experts argue
By
Tim Mullaney
Aug 14, 2014
Too many patients choose a post-acute care facility for the wrong reasons because hospitals do not give necessary and needed guidance, according to a paper forthcoming in the Annals of Long-Term Care.
Antisocial behavior best predictor of abuse among residents with criminal history, analysis says
By
Elizabeth Newman
Jun 23, 2014
Many residents with criminal histories can smoothly transition to life in a nursing home, but a small subset of those with previous antisocial behavior can pose a danger, a new analysis says.
Suicide threats counteracted
By
Ashley Carman
Aug 01, 2013
Caregivers in long-term care facilities should screen residents using a suicide risk tool, according to a June 17 report in Annals of Long-Term Care: Clinical Care and Aging.
Cooperation needed between organized and non-organized labor to care for boomers
By
McKnight's Staff
Sep 05, 2012
Organized labor groups will need to collaborate with non-union direct care workers in order for the eldercare workforce to meet the significant needs of an aging population, experts contend.