Three employees have been disciplined after a state investigation into the February death of a 93-year-old resident of an assisted-living facility. The investigation found that the employees, over an 11-hour period, each noticed that the man was not in his room but did…

The Alzheimer’ Association website announces that HBO’s “THE ALZHEIMER’S PROJECT” takes a look at the faces behind the disease – and the forces leading us to find a cure. This multi-platform series reveals groundbreaking Alzheimer discoveries and the effects this…

One state is considering legislation seeking enhanced protections and new strategies to ensure assisted living residents aren’t discharged simply because they pay with Medicaid. The legislation comes after a report from a public advocate which alleged an assisted living company…

Increasingly, nursing home employees are being cited for abuse against nursing home residents with incidents involving use of the employees’ cellular telephones. Some are now calling for restrictions on employee cell phone use at such facilities. In at least one…

The Journal of Nursing Care Quality recently reported on the relationships among pressure ulcer (bed sore, pressure sore, decubitus ulcer) prevalence, body mass index (BMI), and weight. The report analyzed the United States data from the 2006 and 2007 International…

A recent article in McKnight’s Long Term Care news relates that there are still some major obstacles to overcome in brain fitness programs —namely, the lack of solutions aimed at cognitively impaired seniors. According to the article, it’s a shortcoming…