New residents’ health increasingly complex, finds nursing home study
The number of new residents with seven or more health conditions has risen, along with drug prescriptions per individual and age.
Residents
Your next resident could be a senior … in college
Where you live in college plays a huge role in the overall college experience, a fact that I’m sure isn’t lost on 21-year-old Drake University student Haley Jenkins. On Friday, she moves into Deerfield Retirement Community in Urbandale, IA.
Older residents ahead?
Conventional wisdom holds that the sweet spot for long-term care residents is around age 85, give or take. But what if that figure were to increase dramatically?
30-degree tilt best for blood flow: study
Different body positions change residents’ tissue blood flow and may relate to how wounds heal, according to new research. The optimal position might be a 30° supine tilt.
Also in the news for June 30, 2014 . . .
AHCA/NCAL names Silver award recipients … Nursing home operators face racketeering charges … Japanese nutritional drink helps protein-deficient residents
Nursing home residents appreciate caring staff, but workers could do a better job honoring resident wishes, survey finds
Caring staff members who form close relationships with residents are a strength of long-term care facilities, but workers could more consistently honor residents’ choices and privacy, according to recently released focus group data.
CMS proposes more rigorous emergency preparedness rules for long-term care facilities
Long-term care facilities would have to meet more comprehensive emergency preparedness guidelines, under a newly proposed rule from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services.
Prodigies in reverse
I experienced many crushing disappointments growing up. A trespassing fairy with a tooth fetish didn’t leave a dime under my pillow? Ernie and Bert aren’t brothers? Affordable healthcare isn’t a right? But the worst was realizing I was too old to be a prodigy. There’s an age limit, apparently, or maybe it’s height or weight. Regardless, I didn’t qualify.
Residents’ artwork goes viral
Smile. That’s the title of Mae Cleveland’s colorful painting that won Best Overall Artwork in Signature HealthCARE’s recent “Reflect N Us” competition.
Employers giving too much credit when hiring: research
Employers often use correspondence bias when hiring, with potentially negative results, a study has found.
