Caring for residents with dementia in nursing homes presents unique challenges, particularly when managing behavioral symptoms such as aggression, agitation, or resistance to care. These behaviors often stem from underlying factors like unmet needs, discomfort, or confusion. Addressing these behaviors requires a compassionate, individualized approach that emphasizes understanding and empathy.

Caring for residents with dementia in nursing homes presents unique challenges, particularly when managing behavioral symptoms such as aggression, agitation, or resistance to care. These behaviors often stem from underlying factors like unmet needs, discomfort, or confusion. Addressing these behaviors requires a compassionate, individualized approach that emphasizes understanding and empathy.

Caring for residents with dementia in nursing homes presents unique challenges, particularly when managing behavioral symptoms such as aggression, agitation, or resistance to care. These behaviors often stem from underlying factors like unmet needs, discomfort, or confusion. Addressing these behaviors requires a compassionate, individualized approach that emphasizes understanding and empathy.

Caring for residents with dementia in nursing homes presents unique challenges, particularly when managing behavioral symptoms such as aggression, agitation, or resistance to care. These behaviors often stem from underlying factors like unmet needs, discomfort, or confusion. Addressing these behaviors requires a compassionate, individualized approach that emphasizes understanding and empathy.

Caring for residents with dementia in nursing homes presents unique challenges, particularly when managing behavioral symptoms such as aggression, agitation, or resistance to care. These behaviors often stem from underlying factors like unmet needs, discomfort, or confusion. Addressing these behaviors requires a compassionate, individualized approach that emphasizes understanding and empathy.

Caring for residents with dementia in nursing homes presents unique challenges, particularly when managing behavioral symptoms such as aggression, agitation, or resistance to care. These behaviors often stem from underlying factors like unmet needs, discomfort, or confusion. Addressing these behaviors requires a compassionate, individualized approach that emphasizes understanding and empathy.

Caring for residents with dementia in nursing homes presents unique challenges, particularly when managing behavioral symptoms such as aggression, agitation, or resistance to care. These behaviors often stem from underlying factors like unmet needs, discomfort, or confusion. Addressing these behaviors requires a compassionate, individualized approach that emphasizes understanding and empathy.

Caring for residents with dementia in nursing homes presents unique challenges, particularly when managing behavioral symptoms such as aggression, agitation, or resistance to care. These behaviors often stem from underlying factors like unmet needs, discomfort, or confusion. Addressing these behaviors requires a compassionate, individualized approach that emphasizes understanding and empathy.

Caring for residents with dementia in nursing homes presents unique challenges, particularly when managing behavioral symptoms such as aggression, agitation, or resistance to care. These behaviors often stem from underlying factors like unmet needs, discomfort, or confusion. Addressing these behaviors requires a compassionate, individualized approach that emphasizes understanding and empathy.

Many adults struggle with obesity and nursing homes face challenges in safely providing care for residents with higher body weights.

Parkinson’s disease (PD) is a progressive neurological disorder that affects movement, muscle control, cognition, and balance.

Chronic diseases often impair wound healing, and about 5-10% of wounds are non-healable, requiring a focus on symptom management and infection prevention.

Behavioral and psychological disturbances in residents with dementia pose a challenge to healthcare workers when delivering quality patient care. Facilities who implement programs that utilize a variety of non-pharmacologic interventions for behavioral management of their residents, have more tools in their toolbox for supporting these residents.

In August of 2021, the Indiana Department of Health provided updated guidance on the Tuberculosis assessment and testing requirements of residents of long term care facilities.

Non-pharmacological interventions for pain management are a standard of care and should be integrated into the plan of care for residents suffering from acute or chronic pain.

The nursing home industry continues to be challenged to shift practices around antibiotic prescribing and utilizing current research findings to inform best practices. 

The COVID-19 Pandemic highlighted the need to better understand the impacts that social isolation and feelings of loneliness had on residents living in nursing homes

Recent changes to the CMS regulations have occurred requiring the use of Enhanced Barrier Precautions (EBP) in nursing homes for residents that meet specific criteria.

A New FDA Approved Approach to Alzheimer’s Treatment

Winter season brings the recurrent threat of respiratory virus outbreaks