Improving Dementia Patients’ Lives. It’s hard being the caregiver to a dementia patient. As a professional caregiver you have an advantage: You are not emotionally involved in your patient’s life or distressed by their loss of awareness. You also have the opportunity to learn from multiple cases, unlike most...
“Something’s Not Right with Mary.” Sometimes the aide is the first to know. Dementia is a slow process, and changes can be very subtle at first. Things that have been changing very gradually over time may escape the family’s notice, and sometimes it’s just plain denial…but long-term care providers...
Four Risk Factors that can Ruin Your Day… or Your Life Rushing, Frustration, Fatigue, Complacency These are the four top reasons why rules get ignored and accidents happen—whether at home, at work, or in care settings. Last month we talked about how they can affect the elderly patient. But...
Safety is Our #1 Priority “Not guilty!” And still, the facility must pay. Christine Mitchell, 70, was in Grace Healthcare of Tucker, Ga. for long-term care following debilitating strokes. A non-restraint facility, Grace Healthcare had rules in place requiring that two aides perform bedmaking duties together. This time, however,...
Resistant, persistent, and dangerous, especially to seniors Candida auris, a variant of a common Candida fungal yeast found in the environment, was only identified in 2009. Since then, however, it has become a serious problem in several countries, and is spreading rapidly in hospitals and long-term care facilities throughout...
