Thinking About a Career in Post-Acute and Long-Term Care? Consider this Advice
We asked the Caring for the Ages Editorial Advisory Board to answer this question: (Source: Caring for the Ages)
Source: Caring for the Ages - August 1, 2022 Category: Health Management Source Type: news
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These communities have found success with intergenerational programs. 3 (Source: Caring for the Ages)
Source: Caring for the Ages - August 1, 2022 Category: Health Management Source Type: news
CMS Issues Updates to Improve the Safety and Quality of Care for Long-Term Care Residents
The Centers for Medicare& Medicaid Services (CMS) recently issued updates to its guidance on the minimum health and safety standards that long-term care (LTC) facilities must meet to participate in Medicare and Medicaid. CMS also updated and developed new guidance in the State Operations Manual (SOM) to address issues that significantly affect LTC residents. The surveyors who use these resources to perform nursing home inspections are responsible for determining whether facilities are complying with the CMS requirements. (Source: Caring for the Ages)
Source: Caring for the Ages - August 1, 2022 Category: Health Management Tags: Spotlight on Policy Source Type: news
Infection Control in Assisted Living: Approaches to Keeping Residents Safe
Assisted living (AL) communities are very different state by state and even community by community. Each must adhere to their state-based requirements, which can vary based on the size of the community. AL communities can range from a few beds to a thousand beds, and the residents may have their own rooms, or small apartments, or may share a room with one or more individuals. Given these differences, infection control practices can also vary — but there are some practices that communities can engage in that help keep their residents safe. (Source: Caring for the Ages)
Source: Caring for the Ages - August 1, 2022 Category: Health Management Authors: Barbara Resnick, Loretta Kaes, Sarah Howd Source Type: news
Parkinson ’s Disease and Orthostasis
Mr. P is a 76-year-old male living in assisted living. He moved into the facility because his care needs exceeded his family ’s capacity to care for him at home. He has multiple medical comorbidities, including a history of falls, and he requires complex medical management. He uses a walker to assist with ambulation. Over the past few weeks, he has been falling frequently and is experiencing a functional decline, which necessitates staff assistance with transfers and ambulation. He expresses feelings of dizziness when sitting up; his blood pressure in a prone position is 200/84, and it drops to 110/70 with dizziness when...
Source: Caring for the Ages - August 1, 2022 Category: Health Management Authors: Barbara Resnick, Paige Hector Tags: Interdisciplinary Team Case Studies Source Type: news
