Nursing Homes Long Term Care Management articles from July 1988

Nursing Homes Long Term Care Management archives from July 1988

Nursing homes' responsibility for injuries caused by patients and intruders. (column)
July 1, 1988... A law school cliche? is that "A students become law professors, B students become judges, and C students become rich." But if the rich C students are dozing off in classes like Jurisprudence and Legal Ethics, they're getting rich because...

The aging process: what makes it successful?
July 1, 1988... Introduction There are many reasons why an individual may or may not be successful in the aging process. But one thing is certain: The differences between a successful and an unsuccessful process are perceived in nearly every aspect...

The frail elderly, the challenge to long-term-care management.
July 1, 1988... Introduction The existing literature on long-term care in the United States documents seemingly contradictory problems. Some older people receive overly-intensive services that waste the taxpayer's money. At the same time,...

Medical Direction in Long Term Care: A Clinical and Administrative Guide.
July 1, 1988... MEDICAL DIRECTION IN LONG TERM CARE: A Clinical and Administrative Guide. Edited by Steven A. Levenson, MD. National Health Publishing, Owings Mills, MD. 479 + xx pp. $45 This valuable book should be in the hands of anyone connected...

Long Term Care Administration: The Management of Institutional and Non-Institutional Components of the Continuum of Care.
July 1, 1988... LONG TERM CARE ADMINISTRATION: The Management of Institutional and Non-Institutional Components of the Continuum of Care. By Ben Abramovice, MBA, PhD. Haworth Press, New York, NY. 236 pages. $24.95 Never mind that much of it is...

Realistic Expectations for Long Life.
July 1, 1988... There are any number of books around to tell us how we're all going to live to 150 years of age. This is not one of them. A more apt title might be Sobering Expectations for Long Life. The contributors to this, the fifth volume of a...

Nursing Home Industry 1987.
July 1, 1988... NURSING HOME INDUSTRY 1987. By Laventhol & Horwath. 1845 Walnut St., Philadelphia, PA 19003. 64 pp. $80 'Growth, Quality of U.S. Nursing Home Industry depend on New Sources of Revenu4" is the headline of a news release from...

The quality care pyramid.
July 1, 1988... "We provide quality care," proudly states the health-care profes sional-yet the negative image of long-term care persists. If quality care is being provided, why does the uproar continue regarding the poor quality of care received by the...

A guide to tracheostoma reintubation.
July 1, 1988... Introduction An RN was making rounds on the rehab unit of the extended-care facility. John X., a 19-year-old head injury of four months ago, was restless. He had a #8 Shiley trach with the cuff deflated. Upon the RN's visit to...

Improving the life-style of long-term-care employees.
July 1, 1988... Health consciousness has steadily increased in our society. While fitness centers abound for the general public, business and industry have noted the benefits resulting from the provision of sessions, space, and opportunities for employees...

Pet loss and the new resident.
July 1, 1988... Seventy-year-old Emma glared at the nursing home's resident Labrador retriever. "Wouldn't you like to pet her, Emma?" the nurse's aide asked. "No, I would not!" Emma growled and shuffled off to her room. The aide stared...

How to hold group discussions.
July 1, 1988... Why hold a discussion meeting with employees? Because employees like meetings as a way of getting information. The spoken word always is more effective than the written word. And employees like the chance to get the story straight from...

The hospice concept: dying as a part of living.
July 1, 1988... Care of the dying patient is a social problem that hospice attempts to deal with. The concept of death includes a variety of emotions: a sense that death is natural-yet a sense of fear brought about by needs that are unmet.' Hospice...

How long is too long? (nursing home patients)
July 1, 1988... The beautiful, idealized Christian way of looking at old age (often spoken of as the golden years) is lovely. We think of the very elderly as being wise in years, gentle, affectionate, and serene in their declining years. We feel that they...

Effects of family care on the placement of the elderly in nursing homes.
July 1, 1988... The role of support provided by family members deserves special attention for several reasons. First, family members provide the form of support that elders find least stressful. Second, in times of stress, elders often turn to their...