Self-care is as important as patient care and nurses must advocate for themselves because no one will.
Consistent attention to health needs is a main concern with aging relatives. Extra care is needed when 24 hour care is not applicable at the hands of the family
Caring for the elderly can be challenging — particularly if a loved one is resistant to care. Understand what's causing your loved one's resistance and how you can encourage cooperation.
Tom Garcia talks with Roane-Law about what you need to know about good quality care at nursing homes.
The Resident’s Bill of Rights codifies that residents are entitled to privacy, dignity and respect that they can choose their own physician, possess personal property, plan medical care,
If we were proactive, we’ve already discussed the choices for living arrangements our loved ones would have made for themselves under differing circumstances, however many people haven’t done this.
Specifically, you may be asking yourself “ Can the nursing home take my house? ”
Seniors have plenty of options when it comes to long-term care, writes U-T San Diego, but paying for that care is a different matter, as many senior living settings require out-of-pocket payment. …
Elder neglect, or nursing home abuse, most commonly occurs when a resident does not receive proper medical, physical, or emotional attention.
Skilled nursing facilities were able to limit emergency room visits after implementing a more robust telemedicine program, according to new findings published in the Journal of Post-Acute and Long-Term Care Medicine. The findings were detailed by University of Maryland School of Medicine researchers who designed...