On a motorcycle trip through Ohio more than two years ago, a crash left John (pseudonym) traumatically brain injured and partially paralyzed. He was put in an Ohio nursing facility for care, but he wanted to go back to his Southern home—a 10-hour drive away.
John lived at this nursing home when I arrived two years ago. He was soon after moved to another facility for more than a year. Then, this past December, he returned to see if he could improve his health situation and go back home.
A new AARP pilot program launched in affiliation with the World Health Organization seeks to improve communities’ “user-friendliness” toward older adults in seven states.
The AARP Network of Age-Friendly Communities is currently being set up in Georgia, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, New York, Oregon and Pennsylvania, with the expectation of expanding into other states in the future, AARP said in a release.
So far this year we have discussed the definition of long-term and post-acute care (LTPAC), how the stars are aligned for LTPAC health information technology and how we can all participate in the development of LTPAC HIT.
I spent last week fully immersed in life safety discussions in the world of healthcare. The NFPA Research Foundation hosted a healthcare summit, primarily aimed at educating the life safety technical committee on emerging trends in healthcare.
The following day, the technical committee met to consider proposals for crafting the 2015 Life Safety Code.
Skilled nursing providers in 10 states are being told to brace for hundreds of millions of dollars in Medicare funding cuts from “bad debt” provisions passed in February’s Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act of 2012, according to a new analysis by Avalere Health that was released by the Alliance for Quality Nursing Home Care.
The Joint Commission on Monday launched a health care-associated infections (HAIs) online portal that provides both free and for-purchase resources for combating central line-associated bloodstream infections, catheter-associated urinary tract infections and other conditions.
Speaking more than one language may translate to better mental health and possibly offer protection from the symptoms of dementia, according to research published in the journal Trends in Cognitive Sciences.
In the study, researchers from York University in Toronto also suggest that increased diversity in the world’s population may have a positive impact on the resiliency of the adult brain.
Pounding and sawing began at the rear of the building this past December. When I went to take a look, drywall was coming down and dust was flying. The frequently discussed nurses’ station renovations had begun, and I was eager to see the finished product.
Online training and continuing education companies Upstairs Solutions and Care2Learn announced Friday a merger that combines their e-learning and record-keeping system solutions into one offering for the post-acute care industry.
Providers will have access to more than 500 accredited course modules that can be used by management, administrators, nurses and other licensed and non-licensed staff, according to a release.
Yesterday’s article on the most exciting prospect in senior housing had been posted no longer than an hour before I started receiving emails and social media notifications from industry observers with stakes in China.
The Academy of Medical-Surgical Nurses (AMSN) has launched a mentoring program aimed at “all nurses in all specialties, including experienced nurses who may be changing jobs or settings,” according to a release.
The program, which is supplemented with online resources, is designed to help nurses develop relationships and improve their caregiving skills.
