Nursing Homes Long Term Care Management articles from March 1986

Nursing Homes Long Term Care Management archives from March 1986

Determining purchase requirements: nonperishable foods; a new formula.
March 1, 1986... Determining Purchase Requirements: Nonperishable Foods: A New Formula It is obvious that a food-service operation cannot be successful unless its purchase practices are consistently prudent. One of the most important decisions concerns the...

Reactive or proactive: what is your management style? Here is the test.
March 1, 1986... Reactive or Proactive: What Is Your Management Style? Here Is the Test Far too many managers are reactive; they become firefighters, putting out fires that could have been resolved through more effective, proactive planning. Managers...

Before purchasing or leasing an existing facility with certified beds, determine whether the increased cost will be reimbursed.
March 1, 1986... Before Purchasing or Leasing an Existing Facility with Certified Beds, Determine Whether the Increased Cost Will Be Reimbursed An opportunity to make a purchase or leasehold investment in an existing nursing home with Medicaid or Medicare...

Gastrointestinal drug interactions.
March 1, 1986... Gastrointestinal Drug Interactions Gastrointestinal complaints of nausea, queasiness, heartburn, and alternating constipation or diarrhea are perhaps the most frequent functional complaint seen in the long-term-care facility patient. Many...

Should nursing homes take AIDS patients?
March 1, 1986... Should Nursing Homes Take AIDS Patients? In a number of states, officials have proposed placing terminal victims of AIDS (acquired immune deficiency syndrome) in separate sections of nursing homes. Most sufferers eligible for placement have...

A gift to concerned family members: management's role in reduction of admission stress.
March 1, 1986... A Gift to Concerned Family Members: Management's Role in Reduction Of Admission Stress Experienced health-care professionals are well attuned to meeting the needs of the long-term-care resident; and the facility service delivery system is...

Off-the-beaten-path approach to long-term care.
March 1, 1986... Off-the-Beaten-Path Approach To Long-Term Care At about 4 p.m. every Friday, the glitzy bars and neighborhood taverns of Sunnyvale, california play host to hordes of electronics industry workers who wind down their week with a drink, a few...

The use of gerontological knowledge in the elementary classroom.
March 1, 1986... The Use of Gerontological Knowledge In the Elementary Classroom Introduction Gerontological nurses should be both educators as well as practitioners of their profession. As practitioners, defined by ANA, gerontological urses assess...

Beyond the use of codes: a creative approach to ethical diversity.
March 1, 1986... Beyond the Use of Codes: A Creative Approach to Ethical Diversity Ethical behavior has become a priority for almost all professions. Like others, long-term-care professionals have seen the need to prioritize ethics. Movement toward that...

Ethnicity and aging: a bibliography.
March 1, 1986... ETHNICITY AND AGING: A BIBLIOGRAPHY. Two new bibliographies, "Ethnicity and Aging" and "Religion & Aging," should prove useful to nursing home professionals. Although neither book is designed with a specialized reader in mind, both can be...

Religion and aging: an annotated bibliography.
March 1, 1986... In its subjects index, "Religion & Aging" includes references to 34 works related to homes for the aged. Looking up one of the annotated entries, the user discovers a reference to an article from Religious Education that discusses among other...

Confronting Alzheimer's at Newton-Wellesley Nursing Home.
March 1, 1986... Confronting Alzheimer's at Newton-Wellesley Nursing Home As is generally known, because the symptoms of Alzheimer's disease are difficult to distinguish from those of the mentally disturbed, in years past many of those afflicted with...

Feeding aids for the physically disabled geriatric patient.
March 1, 1986... Feeding Aids for the Physically Disabled Geriatric Patient In order to facilitate the self-feeding activity of the institutionalized physically disabled geriatric patient, it is essential that the proper feeding aids be used. They must be...