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Futile end-of-life care
October 16, 2009 1:42 PM by Maureen Salera

Two new studies from The New England Journal of Medicine indicate that nursing home residents may be receiving futile care measures at the end of their lives. In one study, doctors examined health records of 3,702 nursing-home residents across the nation Read More...

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Proper Handwashing Technique
October 16, 2009 10:44 AM by Liz Rosto

With the H1N1 virus lurking in our office (so far, one confirmed case), experts agree that aside from vaccination, the best defense is thorough handwashing. Check out this video from the Washington Post that shows proper handwashing technique. We hear Read More...

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Guest Blog - How Do You Handle End of Life Care?
March 11, 2009 10:26 AM by Liz Rosto

This is a guest blog by Anthony Cirillo, FACHE, ABC: A new study suggests that physicians are fairly ignorant about how to act toward patients when they run out of treatment options. According to Anthony Back, lead author and professor of medicine at Read More...

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The Forgetting
August 6, 2008 9:59 AM by Liz Rosto

While it is a few years old, I urge everyone to watch the PBS documentary on Alzheimer's: The Forgetting. This powerful and touching program follows the lives of several families coping with the disease, and the work of scientists searching for a cure. Read More...

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Falls Cause More Than Broken Hips
June 26, 2008 4:00 PM by Maureen McAndrews

Fall-induced traumatic brain injuries caused almost 8,000 deaths and 56,000 hospitalizations in 2005 among Americans 65 and older, reports the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in the June issue of the Journal of Safety Research . In 2005, TBIs Read More...

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Sleep Apnea Virtually Undocumented Among Nursing Home Residents
May 30, 2008 9:50 AM by Maureen McAndrews

Sleep apnea is a virtually undocumented condition in America's nursing homes, according to new research report from the Institute for the Future of Aging Services (IFAS). The IFAS report is an analysis of data from the 2004 National Nursing Home Survey Read More...

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Are Seniors Overmedicated?
May 15, 2008 10:16 AM by Liz Rosto

A study conducted by the Wake Forest University School of Medicine found that many commonly administered drugs can hasten decline in the elderly. Elderly people who took drugs for incontinence, allergy or high blood pressure walked more slowly and were Read More...

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The Value of an Apology
February 1, 2008 10:49 AM by Maureen McAndrews

Over the summer I made a major purchase at a home improvement retailer. To make a long story short, the vendor: lost my order data due to a computer power failure, delayed product delivery, ordered the wrong size product, forgot to collect payment from Read More...

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Is your keyboard making you sick?
January 7, 2008 4:21 PM by Maureen McAndrews

Norovirus, often called the "stomach flu," often shows its face this time of year. Most people realize it's highly contagious but, for the first time, U.S. health officials report it can be spread from contact on computer keyboards and computer mice . Read More...

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More on "Water for Elephants" & Nursing Homes
November 19, 2007 5:25 PM by Maureen McAndrews

In my last post on Sara Gruen's book " Water for Elephants ," I discussed the book's main character, 93-year-old Jacob, who lives in a long-term care facility. In the chapter where Jacob recounts his family's decision to send him to the facility, he says Read More...

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MRSA Making News
October 29, 2007 3:40 PM by Maureen McAndrews

MRSA, a type of staph infection, made national news again two weeks ago, with federal health officials reporting its death toll in the U.S. has surpassed that of the AIDS virus. MRSA, which stands for methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus , is a Read More...

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