Critical steps to ensure adequate nutrition in the elderly cancer resident
By
Jessica A. Iannotta, MS, RD, CSO, CDN and Susan Bratton
Jun 06, 2018
Elderly patients face many challenges during their cancer care, and one of the biggest is maintaining good nutritional status.
Experts, designers to unveil Alzheimer’s care guidelines at event
Feb 01, 2018
Some of the nation’s top researchers, along with a pair of U.S. Senators, will introduce the Alzheimer’s Association’s new dementia care practice recommendations the morning of Feb. 14...
Playing it forward
By
Gary Tetz
Nov 01, 2013
It wasn’t expected. He just up and died. One day he was happily walking the Earth with the rest of us, the next he was gone. I barely knew him and don’t know the back-story, just that it happened...
Ask the care expert … about screening for sex offenders
By
Sherrie Dornberger
Mar 02, 2013
Our facility has been doing more screening for new employees to protect our residents and current staff. We were thinking about checking potential employees to be sure they are not on a sex offender website....
Care Coordination Summit to attract providers and other stakeholders to annual conference next Friday
By
McKnight's Staff
Sep 07, 2012
Long-Term care providers should be more interested than ever in what goes on at a daylong, national summit next week dedicated to improving care coordination. The event takes place Sept. 14 at the National...
Care Coordination Summit to attract providers and other stakeholders to annual conference next Friday
By
McKnight's Staff
Sep 07, 2012
Long-Term care providers should be more interested than ever in what goes on at a daylong, national summit next week dedicated to improving care coordination. The event takes place Sept. 14 at the National...
Dementia costs to consume 1% of global GDP this year, report finds
Sep 22, 2010
The global cost of dementia in 2010 is expected to exceed 1% of the global gross domestic product, or $604 billion—and the price tag will only get higher, according to a new report.
California nursing home stakeholders disagree about benefit of nurse-to-patient ratio law
Feb 17, 2010
The California Association of Health Facilities (CAHF) is squaring off against the Service Employees International Union (SEIU) and a nursing home watchdog group in a debate over the effectiveness of California’s...