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- MRSA in Nursing Homes
- Elder Care Solutions – 5 Reasons Your Senior Parent Should Live With You!
- Easing the Financial Burden of Long-Term Care
- When Does Medicare Pay For Nursing Home Care?
- Elder Abuse Prevention in a Nursing Home With a Spy Camera
- 10 Steps and Considerations in Selecting a Skilled Nursing Home
- Claremont, California – Prime For Green Boomers
- Affordable Assisted Living Alternatives to Nursing Homes
- How To Manage Nursing Home Care Without Losing Your Mind Or Your Cool
- Rickets and Scoliosis – Common Bone Anomalies in Children
| Posted: 08 Aug 2010 12:47 AM PDT Nursing Homes have long had a MRSA (Methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus) problem that is very close to the well documented hospital acquired MRSA challenges. This problem also extends to any residential facility that provides health care. Here is a short list of some of these types of facilities outside the traditional hospital that may be contributing to the MRSA problem: skilled nursing facility [...] Related Other Nursing |
| Elder Care Solutions – 5 Reasons Your Senior Parent Should Live With You! Posted: 08 Aug 2010 12:17 AM PDT Whether Mom’s recovering from a stroke or simply can’t remember to turn off the stove, you know she can no longer live independently. So what are your options when it comes to caring for an aging parent? There are a number of elder care solutions. One common answer is to place your family member in an assisted living or nursing facility. These can be good solutions for seniors who require high [...] Related Other Nursing |
| Easing the Financial Burden of Long-Term Care Posted: 08 Aug 2010 12:08 AM PDT Providing senior care for a loved one can be overwhelming both emotionally and financially. According to the 2009 Genworth Cost of Care Survey, median annual costs for various types of senior care in the Bay Area can reach burdensome levels: Adult Day Care – $20,410 annually – based on eight hours a day, five days a week. In-Home Services – Assistance with activities of daily living, including dr [...] Related Other Nursing |
| When Does Medicare Pay For Nursing Home Care? Posted: 07 Aug 2010 11:50 PM PDT One of the most common phone calls I receive in the office is when someone’s mother or father is admitted to the hospital. In this time of crisis, answers are not easy to come by. How does their health insurance work? What does Medicare pay for? Once the parent is discharged, what happens, where do they go, how is it paid for, what are our options? What do we do if mom or dad is going to have to go to a nurs [...] Related Other Nursing |
| Elder Abuse Prevention in a Nursing Home With a Spy Camera Posted: 07 Aug 2010 11:38 PM PDT As the general population ages, more of our elders spend their final days in a nursing home. If you think they are free of abuse there-forget it! It has been reported that one of six nursing homes or assisted care facilities report some type of elder abuse. That is a scary stat. The abuse can come in many shapes and forms-verbal, psychological, physical of course and mental abuse are all reported. For patients wit [...] Related Other Nursing |
| 10 Steps and Considerations in Selecting a Skilled Nursing Home Posted: 07 Aug 2010 11:26 PM PDT Selection of a nursing home is frequently done under the pressure of a emotionally driven event. It is never an easy task but the following questions can help your search.. 1. What kind of nursing home do you need? There are several different types of homes and the selection criteria is based on type of care needed and finances available. Facilities with rehab areas provide residents with opportunities to gain str [...] Related Other Nursing |
| Claremont, California – Prime For Green Boomers Posted: 07 Aug 2010 11:08 PM PDT Perhaps you are one of the many Green Boomers who are making a difference in society today. If you are not familiar with the term, a “Green Boomer” is a baby boomer, in short, who is conscious of protecting the planet’s natural environment and conserving energy. If you find yourself passionate about this social movement and are approaching or are in retirement and are looking for a place to call [...] Related Other Nursing |
| Affordable Assisted Living Alternatives to Nursing Homes Posted: 07 Aug 2010 10:54 PM PDT Advantages Choosing Residential Assisted Living over Nursing Homes Making the leap from living at home to living elsewhere is a decision that shouldn’t be taken lightly. Most people will eventually face the dilemma of having to move either to a nursing home facility or an assisted living facility – and there is a big difference between the two. There are many advantages to choosing residential care hom [...] Related Other Nursing |
| How To Manage Nursing Home Care Without Losing Your Mind Or Your Cool Posted: 07 Aug 2010 04:54 PM PDT You’ve heard it said before, “If you want to have a quality nursing home experience plan in advance.” Visit nursing homes in advance. Doesn’t that sound like a great way to spend the day? Most people simply cannot rap their minds around the idea that they will need to be in a nursing home. The reality is that at age 65 your chance of needing long-term care is 45%. Look at yourself and look [...] Related Other Nursing |
| Rickets and Scoliosis – Common Bone Anomalies in Children Posted: 07 Aug 2010 04:41 PM PDT Rickets (Rachitis) is one of the most frequent deficiency diseases in infants, the main clinical symptoms of which are changes of the skeleton. The etiology of rickets is the deficiency of vitamin D (D2-ergocalciferol, D3-cholecaciferol). Clinical symptoms Head • Delayed closure of fontanels • Deformed shape of the head 1. the skull is flat and depressed toward middle 2. a prominence of frontal bones = [...] Related Other Nursing |
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