Resident Care

Editors Picks

Alzheimer’s drug could cause adverse side effects

February 21, 2012    
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A study suggests that the drugs could cause neurons to be miswired and interfere with their ability to send messages to the brain.

Residents, staff and winter illness

February 21, 2012     Kathleen Mears
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This year the flu is peaking in February, and every day it seems a staff person calls in sick. With fewer staff it takes longer to get care—and those workers who do show up have shorter tempers.

Confronting Alzheimer’s head on—with courage and support

February 14, 2012     Patricia Sheehan, Editor-in-Chief
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Singer Glen Campbell’s matter-of-fact acceptance of and willingness to share his diagnosis of Alzheimer’s disease illustrates the strides that advocates have made in fighting the stigma of shame that surrounds the insidious disease.

New e-prescribing tool aimed at skilled nursing, assisted living

February 13, 2012     Kevin Kolus, Editor
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The product's parent company says its new e-prescribing application, which is being piloted in five states, “exponentially speeds up” the process of delivering pain meds to residents.

When a resident couple’s romance ends

February 13, 2012     Kathleen Mears
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Harry's behavioral issues cause him to become violent, and he requires an injection to be calmed. For that reason I thought Madeline would have been frightened of Harry. She never seemed to be.

Cancer drug 'quickly reverses' Alzheimer's symptoms

February 10, 2012    
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Neuroscientists at Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine in Cleveland are reporting a huge breakthrough in the effort of finding a cure for Alzheimer's disease.

Study: Majority of assisted living residents are believed to drink alcohol

February 9, 2012    
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Of those residents, 34 percent are thought to drink alcohol daily, while 28 percent are suspected to have made poor choices for alcohol consumption.

Wandering residents and sleepless nights

February 6, 2012     Kathleen Mears
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I convinced Daniel to leave but he returned partially clothed and tried to touch me. Luckily, I was able to talk him out of his advances, because I am unable to physically push him away.

Alzheimer's may spread by 'jumping' through brain regions, study finds

February 3, 2012    
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The question has been whether Alzheimer’s starts at independent regions of the brain at different times, or if it spread to neuroanatomically connected areas.

Head, shoulders, knees, toes: A focus on mobility

February 2, 2012     Sandra Hoban, Executive Editor
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What happens when rehab therapy is complete? Mobility improvements can continue when residents are engaged, encouraged and having fun. It also helps to employ these three levels of fitness.

Gerontological Society targets seniors' pain relief in new publications

February 2, 2012    
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Acetaminophen is present in more than 600 over-the-counter and prescription products used by more than 50 million Americans each week, GSA noted.

Hospitality and leadership in the dining room

January 31, 2012     Cindy Heilman
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Frontline servers are emerging leaders within senior care communities. Forward-thinking administrators recognize the value of arming their staffs with targeted hospitality training.