May 20, 2013 Kathleen Mears
What a difference a year makes as Kathleen Mears updates us on her facility's "plant lady," who no longer is allowed to exercise her "green thumb" to grow hardy, healthy plants that staff and residents enjoy.
May 13, 2013 Kathleen Mears
While nursing homes are a 24-hour-a-day operation, maintenance/housekeeping staff need to schedule loud and/or noisy projects at times that won't limit accessibility to residents or disturb their routines.
May 6, 2013 Kathleen Mears
A confrontation on feeding protocol and personal safety takes place between an aide in training and her instructor in the presence of residents.
April 29, 2013 Kathleen Mears
Long-Term Living blogger Kathleen Mears provides a resident's perspective on the recent public firestorm over a nurse's refusal to perform CPR on a resident.
April 22, 2013 Kathleen Mears
Everyone, including LTC residents, need to be vigilant in protecting their personal documents, especially credit cards, warns LTL blogger Kathy Mears.
April 15, 2013 Kathleen Mears
Background checks for caregivers are important, whether working for a facility or an individual, but can you afford to wait until you get the report?
April 8, 2013 Kathleen Mears
Whether it’s the flu, a cold or other respiratory ailment, one good, old-fashioned remedy has brought comfort and relief from symptoms for generations.
April 1, 2013 Kathleen Mears
In 1752, when Benjamin Franklin flew his kite in a storm, little did he know how people would rely on his discovery for centuries to come. When that energy is interrupted, complications arise and Kathleen Mears shares her experience with a computer and a power interruption.
March 25, 2013 Kathleen Mears
Mainstreaming elderly prisoners into LTC facilities has its champions and its critics. How do residents feel about sharing their space with convicts? Kathleen Mears shares her views.
March 18, 2013 Kathleen Mears
Residents enjoy when family and friends come to call. However, these visits might trigger old memories or a glimpse of their own futures in long-term care.
