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Keeping Staff and Residents S.A.F.E.™ from Injuries May 22, 2009 2:25 PM by Kelly Papa: Nursing assistants in long-term care are at a high risk for injuries due to job related activities. This is why it is vitally important to ensure that staff members are trained in safe lifting, transferring, body mechanics and the skills to prevent people Read More...
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Emotional Abuse of People with Alzheimer’s Disease December 9, 2008 3:27 PM by Kelly Papa: Last week the Today Show aired a story on abuse in a nursing home in Minnesota . Two teenage girls are accused of emotionally abusing 15 residents who suffer from Alzheimer's disease. They allegedly spit in residents' mouths, groped, poked and taunted Read More...
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Dignified Bathing October 8, 2008 10:42 AM by Kelly Papa: Recently a nursing home administrator asked me for some advice on how to change the culture of bathing in his facility. I asked him to describe his facility's current practice and what areas he felt were in need of change. He stated that the bathrooms Read More...
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