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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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Guest Blog: "The Resident Experience"
February 13, 2009 2:11 PM by Liz Rosto
This is a guest blog by Anthony Cirillo , FACHE, ABC: I have contended that not every nursing facility can become a Green House, small homes that cater to residents where the home is primary and nursing facility secondary in the equation. I believe that Read More...
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Active Aging Week 2008
September 10, 2008 3:10 PM by Liz Rosto
The International Council on Active Aging (ICAA) is sponsoring Active Aging Week September 22 - 28. The theme is "Choose an Active Life!" This annual health promotion event is dedicated to introducing older adults to a healthy and active lifestyle. Get 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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HHS to Help Medicare Beneficiaries and Providers in Iowa and Indiana
June 16, 2008 2:36 PM by Maureen McAndrews
Acting under his authority in the Public Health Service Act, HHS Secretary Mike Leavitt today declared a public health emergency in the flood-stricken states of Iowa and Indiana. The action gives CMS Medicare beneficiaries and their health care providers Read More...
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A Safehaven for Abused Seniors
June 10, 2008 8:54 AM by Liz Rosto
Long-term care facilities are respected for their role in caring for seniors when they (and their families) are no longer able to provide for themselves at home. Some facilities across the country are providing another refuge for seniors who have been 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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Connecting With Residents Who Have Dementia
April 17, 2008 2:27 PM by Maureen McAndrews
A recent article in the Washington Post explores how certain games and other activities can help family members form more meaningful connections with loved ones who have dementia. Researchers conducted a study on 33 families, and found that satisfaction Read More...
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Presidential Candidates Health Care Plans
April 11, 2008 10:18 AM by Adkins-Ali Carrie
I recently heard a comment that when the Clintons tried to reform health care, it had an unforseen negative impact on nursing. Hospitals, my source noted, were laying off nurses because they did not think they were going to have enough money to pay them Read More...
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Restraint Use a Thing of the Past?
March 28, 2008 11:34 AM by Liz Rosto
A recent report shows that the use of physical restraints in nursing homes has drastically declined in recent years as the federal government, states and the long-term care industry has placed greater emphasis on eliminating them. How do you feel about Read More...
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Nursing Home Week - Love is Ageless
March 12, 2008 12:53 PM by Liz Rosto
Mark your calendars - National Nursing Home Week will be celebrated beginning Mother’s Day, May 11, and continuing through May 17, 2008. This year's theme is "Love is Ageless." National Nursing Home Week, established by AHCA in 1967, is an annual event Read More...
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Worst Nursing Home List Released
February 19, 2008 10:43 AM by Maureen McAndrews
A week ago, the Bush administration published the names of 131 nursing homes with poor inspection records and said some were already showing signs of improvement, according to the Associated Press. The list , released by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid 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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