December 10, 2012 Sandra Hoban, Executive Editor
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Maintaining a positive outlook on aging helps many seniors recover from disabilities and extend independence, study finds
December 7, 2012 Pamela Tabar, Associate Editor
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What to get Gramma for the holidays? Forget the slippers and focus on a deeper understanding of what elders actually crave.
December 3, 2012 Kathleen Mears
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Important victories can be achieved when a resident is encouraged and enabled to use his or her abilities to achieve a personal goal through support and training.
November 6, 2012 Leah Klusch, RN, BSN, FACHCA
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How many of your residents have some sort of incontinence? More than you think. Improper assessment and MDS 3.0 coding of incontinence can result in inadequate treatment for residents, costly overuse of incontinence products and payment issues for caregivers.
October 31, 2012 Pamela Tabar, Associate Editor
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One law firm has created a website to educate consumers about nursing home neglect—and to give them easy access to lawyers who specialize in eldercare neglect cases. Will other states follow suit?
October 26, 2012 Roberto Muñiz and Donna Lazartic
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Need new service revenue? Two executives from the Francis E. Parker Memorial Home, Highland Park, N.J., share how offering adult day programs can open up opportunities to provide well-needed services while building new bridges to skilled nursing services.
October 10, 2012 Pamela Tabar, Associate Editor
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Seniors have been accused of overusing the Emergency Room, often as a substitute primary care provider. But new studies from a national emergency medicine association say that their ER visits are usually justified.
October 1, 2012 Eleanor Feldman Barbera, PhD
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Engaging residents to learn more about their medical diagnoses can be a challenge, but seven simple approaches can bring information on illnesses and conditions to the community—for the benefit of both residents and caregivers—and keep the doorways to conversation open.
September 26, 2012
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Knee replacements are one of the most common surgical procedures for those over 60. But the risks of infection and hospital readmission are increasing. Does your facility have a plan to provide best-practices care to residents on knee rehab?
August 31, 2012
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When it comes to performance based on 30-day mortality rates, care facilities may be getting skewed performance ratings for ischemic strokes, a new study says.
August 30, 2012
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Residents who are recovering from surgery need special transitions of care and monitoring to prevent post-operative complications and hospital readmissions.
August 16, 2012
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The American Health Care Association/National Center for Assisted Living (AHCA/NCAL)awards are here: This year 458 skilled nursing and assisted living facilities were recognized, but only two took home the gold.
