You have to hand it to the folks at the National Council on Aging, and their affiliated partners. They really know how to tastefully make light of a harrowing situation.
9 things NOT to expect in a nursing home
By
Esther Heerema, MSW
Dec 17, 2014
Family members need to know what to expect when their loved one enters a nursing home: Falls may happen, medications may change, and a private room may not be an option.
Real names and toilet seats: Keys to resident happiness
By
Tim Mullaney
Nov 04, 2014
Feel like you need to renovate your building to boost resident satisfaction? Here’s a tip: Make sure your staff knows the names of all the residents first. And black toilets might not hurt, either.
Falls can cost more than an arm and a leg
By
John O'Connor
Oct 31, 2014
Long-term care operators have many good reasons to keep resident falls to an absolute minimum. Yet it’s amazing how blasé we’ve become about the damage that falls inflict.
Oct. 29 webinar: the route to fewer pressure ulcers and falls via monitoring
Oct 08, 2014
Many providers never get the chance to reduce pressure ulcers and resident falls while also meeting quality improvement goals. Attendees at McKnight’s Oct. 29 webinar, however, will hear first hand...
The psychology of falls in long-term care
By
Eleanor Feldman Barbera, Ph.D.
Aug 07, 2014
According to the American Geriatrics Society, one in three adults over the age of 65 falls each year. Falls represent the leading cause of fatal and nonfatal injuries among older adults. You might be surprised...
On a mission to protect senior hips
By
Iris Grant Onrot
Sep 20, 2013
If you are a caregiver, you know how important it is to prevent falls. But when someone falls, I am on a mission to make sure he or she can get back up again.
Avoiding traps at survey time is the topic of our July 16 Super Tuesday webcast
Jul 03, 2013
Even at the nation’s best nursing facilities, residents are susceptible to four universal challenges: falls, incontinence, pressure ulcers and unintended weight loss. This McKnight’s one-hour...
Wireless devices answer the call for help
By
Kelly Besecker and Steve Popovich
Nov 01, 2012
As a result of rising medical costs and an increasing number of patients with chronic conditions, many senior living facilities are seeking wireless monitoring solutions for managing patients’ health...
Why do we do some of this ‘stuff’?
By
Jacqueline Vance, RNC, CDONA/LTC
Feb 15, 2012
We do a lot of “stuff” in nursing that makes no sense (both in acute care and long-term care — I’m not singling us out here). We do a lot of things that waste precious time and are...