Nursing Homes Long Term Care Management articles from March 1987

Nursing Homes Long Term Care Management archives from March 1987

How to get more favorable publicity.
March 1, 1987... How to Get More Favorable Publicity Negative news stories about the nursing home industry in general or about a few operators who are "bad apples" frequently cause many administrators to feel passive or insecure when dealing with the press....

Quality of care: the continuing development of the PaCS survey. (Patient Care and Services)
March 1, 1987... Quality of Care: The Continuing Development of the PaCS Survey In mid-1986, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) introduced its new Patient Care and Services (PaCS) survey into the Medicaid system. (A brief discussion and...

Drug-related problems in nursing homes: medication errors.
March 1, 1987... Drug-Related Problems In Nursing Homes: Medication Errors Earlier Pharmacy Briefs columns (January/February 1985 and March/April '85) detailed types of medication errors and surveyor methodology for detecting med errors in nursing homes. The...

Catastrophic illness report.
March 1, 1987... Catastrophic Illness Report The major national long-term-care story this winter was the catastrophic illness expense report issued in November by Secretary Otis R. Bowen of the U.S. Health and Human Services Department, and the reaction to...

Growing old: adjustments to change.
March 1, 1987... Growing Old: Adjustments To Change "Why does the elderly resident in my facility act the way she does?" Administrators, nurses, and nurses aides often ask that question, sometimes in frustration or anger. In the search for an answer, one...

Institutionalization: potential rights violations.
March 1, 1987... Institutionalization: Potential Rights Violations I walked into a unit and heard the RNA say to one of the elderly ladies, "Good girl, you ate all your dinner." Violation of the right to personal dignity. I returned from coffee one...

Is your fire protection equipment really ready?
March 1, 1987... Is Your Fire Protection Equipment Really Ready? Much too often, those who own or manage properties -- nursing homes, hospitals, hotels/motels, offices, stores -- have a complacency when it comes to fire safety. They feel that their structure...

The handbooks of aging.
March 1, 1987... THE HANDBOOKS OF AGING Overview These volumes represent the second edition of the set issued in 1977. The first Handbooks published in 1959 by the University of Chicago Press consisted of only two volumes. The first of the volumes...

Enhancing self-esteem of the young though Grandchildren's Day in a home for the aged.
March 1, 1987... Enhancing Self-Esteem of the Young through Grandchildren's Day In a Home for the Aged Anyone who has spent time with the very old knows that one of the surest ways to bring them joy is through contact with the very young. Therefore, it is no...

Apathy dispelled through creative communication. (Northern Lights Manor Nursing Home' project)
March 1, 1987... Apathy Dispelled through Creative Communication Northern Lights Manor Nursing Home, Washburn, Wisconsin, has a new wrinkle in the battle against apathy. For a number of its residents, it has resulted in a rebirth of motivation. The...

Reimbursement breakdown syndrome. (nursing home accounting)
March 1, 1987... Reimbursement Breakdown Syndrome There are three areas where the opportunity to maximize reimbursement breaks down. 1. During the year in the accounting department; 2. During the patient's stay in the nursing department; and 3....