The recruitment period of the Phase 2 Advancing Excellence in America's Nursing Homes Campaign ended at midnight January 31, 2010. The Campaign signed up. 5,860 nursing homes, including 1,132 new participants and 4,728 re-enrollees (now charter members of the Campaign), are now members of the Phase 2 Campaign, reports Carol Benner, ScM. ...

A little more than a year ago, I wrote an article about integrating palliative care into nursing homes. My research and my sources seemed to agree that end-of-life care wasn't anywhere near where it needed to be in long-term care. In fact, in some long-term care organizations, palliative care had no place at all. Others were trying, but there ...

  A news item about a mouse-on-resident attack in an Australian nursing home is hitting the U.S. media. Tales of mice chewing off residents' ears are, we can only hope, extremely rare, but certainly stir up a lot of attention and fear. Do you think the U.S. long-term care community should respond to this news report on a national level? ...

Today, most people are familiar with the story of Enron. A company that was once looked at as one of the exemplary companies in the United States became a buzzword for corruption and mismanagement.  Although the problems that came to eventually destroy Enron were monumental, as mentioned it was once viewed as an exemplary ...

Are you paying enough attention to your residents' cognitive wellness? Read my latest column on the ADVANCE Web site.

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 in on the fun by planning some events in your community that encourage ...

The Washington Post puts an interesting spin on an article about the decision to move into a retirement community. Instead of telling the story from the oft-used angle of those who work in the retirement living industry, the article is written by a 79-year-old woman who recently made the move from her home into retirement living. She explores the ...

In the previous article, Problem Personalities can Lead to Workplace Turmoil, a few major personalities and their resultant issues were examined. This paper looks at personality problems, their behaviors, and how to address these issues in long-term care environments. However, before moving forth with this discussion, it must be stated that there ...

This week I would like to take a moment to say hello to some people who do not know me or the local legal professionals where they work. These are the thousands of facility operators, managers, administrators, nurses and clinicians who operate nursing facilities that not only comply with the law, but go beyond the minimum standards imposed by ...

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 was higher after playing one of the new board games with a relative with dementia than after ...