Adjust residents’ hearing aids before they listen to music, researcher advises
Nursing home residents might get more enjoyment and therapeutic value out of music if they change hearing aid settings, recently published findings suggest.
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Protein wafers help nursing home residents gain weight, fight pressure ulcers and diarrhea
Easy-to-chew protein wafers can help nursing home residents gain weight and reduce the incidence of pressure ulcers and diarrhea, according to findings recently published in Age and Ageing.
New hospice comparison tool uses government info, Washington Post calls for more transparency
In the absence of a hospice consumer guide from the government, The Washington Post has created one using available Medicare data. The newspaper unveiled the quality tool Sunday, in an article criticizing a lack of transparency around hospice quality.
Judge approves $38 million settlement in ManorCare case
HCR ManorCare will pay $38 million under a legal settlement recently approved by a judge in West Virginia. The award to plaintiffs was originally $91 million until the state Supreme Court reduced it in June.
Nursing home asked for employee’s personal information too often, jury rules
The human resources department of a Maine nursing home did not properly protect a former employee’s personal identification information, a jury recently ruled.
Test could confirm sepsis within an hour
Nursing home residents might benefit from a new way of diagnosing and treating sepsis made possible by discoveries out of the University of British Columbia.
Subliminal messages: A basic part of nursing home care?
“Will your app deliver subliminal messages to my residents?” I did not hear that question yesterday while I wandered the expo hall at the annual LeadingAge conference. But perhaps I will next year.
Former office manager charged with embezzling half a million dollars from residents
The former business office manager of a Michigan nursing home has been charged with embezzling more than $460,000 from the resident trust fund, the state’s attorney general announced last Thursday.
Nursing home workers told not to touch residents due to Ebola concerns
U.S. nursing home workers who hail from West Africa are being stigmatized as potential Ebola carriers and forbidden from touching residents, according to IRIN, an independent news service launched by the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs.
Hospice expansion decreases hospital readmissions among all nursing home residents, study shows
Increasing hospice services can reduce hospital admissions among all residents of a nursing home, including those not enrolled in hospice, according to findings recently published in JAMDA.
