Tag archive for ‘nursing homes’
Celebrate National Nursing Home Week, May 10th - 16th
This week-long celebration was established back in 1967 by The American Health Care Association. Read this article from Iowa’s Emmetsburg News to find out how this county will be honoring their elderly and disabled nursing home residents.
Iowa Leads in Affordable Nursing Homes
This article from U.S. News and World Report discusses a “choice and affordability index” for nursing homes by state. Read this article to discover how your state ranks.
Nursing Homes Under Pressure to Improve Pain Management
This article from Health Leaders Media discusses the new pain management guidance and survey investigative protocol for long-term care from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS). The new guidance enforces existing standards for pain management rather than introducing new standards.
Study: Number of Mentally Ill in Utah Nursing Homes Soars
According to an Associated Press study of young and middle-aged mentally ill nursing home residents in all 50 states, Utah grew at the fastest pace in the nation during the past seven years. Read this article from The Salt Lake Tribune to learn more about this study and why Utah’s state mental health officials dispute the percentages.
Nursing Homes find mixed bag in Obama’s Proposed Budget
Nursing home operators are pleased with President Obama’s proposed 2010 budget for the provisions that would assist to educate and train nurses. There is great concern with ”bundling payments” of some Medicare funding for post-acute care. Read this article from McKnight’s Long-Term Care News to learn why.
Fewer Care Facilities use Restraints for Elderly Residents
Restraint use for residents has decreased in nursing homes mainly due to the staff use of products that can help to prevent falls or lessen their severity such as lower beds, padded flooring, non-skid sole socks and non-slip chair seat covers. This article from USA Today.
An Emergency Situation
Nursing home residents make an annual 147.2 Emergency Room Visits per hundred residents, according to data from the Centers for Disease Control. Read this article from Advance for Long-Term Care Management to learn the reasons that cause this problem and suggested solutions.
Nursing Homes are no Longer just for the Aged
Two decades ago only an estimated one percent of the population in a nursing home was under the age of 65. Now it is estimated to be closer to ten percent according to the Department of Social and Health Services in Washington state. Read the personal story of 45 year old Lori Hagedorn in this article from [...]
The Plight of CNAs
This is the second part of the series we have posted from Inside Assisted Living entitled “What to Look for in Staff Training”. You will discover in this article that in most cases CNAs are not provided with quality continuing education programs. How do you think nursing homes could improve their staff training ?
Sustained use of Antipsychotics increases Alzheimers death risk
A new British Study shows that the prolonged use of antipsychotic medications on Alzheimers Patients can increase the risk of death. The use of these types of drugs are common practice in nursing homes. You can read the full article in McKnights Long-Term Care News.
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