Resident Care

Editors Picks

Front Porch puts mHealth medication management on front burner

May 17, 2013     Pamela Tabar, Senior Editor
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The Front Porch Center for Innovation and Wellbeing and CareSpeak Communications develop a patient-centric medications reminder service to improve seniors' medication compliance.

Evacuation costs may be levied on ill-prepared La. SNFs

May 17, 2013     Sandra Hoban, Managing Editor
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Ignoring evacuation plans may become costly for Louisiana facilities that do not have adequate systems in place to move their residents out of harm's way.

Skilled nursing: The continuing quest for quality

May 15, 2013     Sandra Hoban, Managing Editor
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While quality and satisfaction scores have improved, skilled nursing facilities need to continue to improve and adapt to government policy and reimbursement cuts to survive.

Can sleep quality predict the need for nursing home care?

May 14, 2013     Sandra Hoban, Managing Editor
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Counting sheep, warm milk and a quiet room are not cure-all remedies for insomnia. A recent study finds that sleeplessness may predict the need for extended care.

Skilled care in the south of France

May 14, 2013     Gabriel Bach, PhD, MBA
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Every country in the world--from Argentina to Zimbabwe--is confronted with the problem of caring for its elderly and paying for that care. Here's a firsthand look at how senior care is provided at a facility in France.

FDA approves 24-hour COPD drug

May 13, 2013     Pamela Tabar, Senior Editor
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The FDA has approved the first once-a-day inhalant to treat chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.

Nighttime housekeeping is disruptive

May 13, 2013     Kathleen Mears
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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.

Celebrate National Nursing Home Week

May 9, 2013     Sandra Hoban, Managing Editor
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It’s time to stand up and recognize those dedicated individuals for all they do to make life in long-term care a positive and fulfilling experience for America’s frail elderly.

ALFA 2013: ALFA honors six Senior Living Hero Award winners

May 8, 2013     Pamela Tabar, Senior Editor
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Fmr. First Lady Laura Bush presents the Hero Awards at the ALFA 2013 conference.

Contaminated mattresses: A new source of concern in infection control?

May 7, 2013     Sandra Hoban, Managing Editor
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Don’t take infection control lying down. The most effective risk management program can be undone by not taking a few simple precautions.

A trainee's misstep

May 6, 2013     Kathleen Mears
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A confrontation on feeding protocol and personal safety takes place between an aide in training and her instructor in the presence of residents.

Physical activity won’t chase the blues away for seniors

May 3, 2013     Sandra Hoban, Managing Editor
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“Head, shoulders, knees and toes!”  While exercise may be good for the body, it doesn’t ease depression, according to a recent study.