Nursing Homes Long Term Care Management articles from November 1986

Nursing Homes Long Term Care Management archives from November 1986

Management in the mid-1980's: an art and science, or neither? (nursing home management)
November 1, 1986... Management in the Mid-1980s: An Art and Science, or Neither? What is a good hospitality manager? What does a manager do? What role does a manager play in attaining goals within his responsibility? The three questions focus upon central...

The coping capacity: on the nature of being mortal.
November 1, 1986... THE COPING CAPACITY: ON THE NATURE OF BEING MORTAL. By Avery D. Weisman, MD Human Sciences Press, 72 Fifth Ave., New York 10011. 165 pp. $24.95 "The Coping Capacity . . .' is less a how-to manual than it is a personal meditation on...

We must speed the development of private long-term-care insurance.
November 1, 1986... We must Speed the Development Of Private Long-Term-Care Insurance The preceding Legal Briefs column ("Long-Term Planning Is a Necessity in Today's Nursing Home Market,' September/October '86 Nursing Homes) touched on the exploding...

Drug-related problems (DRPs) in the long-term-care facility.
November 1, 1986... Drug-Related Problems (DRPs) in the Long-term-Care Facility His column represents an overview of the types of drug-related problems that can occur in a long-term-care facility. Drug-related problems (DRPs) are defined as any unwanted or...

Lamm ventures among lions. (Governor Richard Lamm attends convention of American Association of Homes for the Aging)
November 1, 1986... Lamm Ventures Among Lions Governor Richard Lamm (D) of Colorado is per sona non grata with many who are concerned for the elderly. You recall the reason. Some months ago perfervid wire-service stories blared that Lamm had urged us to cease...

AIDS admissions survey of skilled nursing facilities.
November 1, 1986... AIDS Admissions Survey of Skilled Nursing Facilities The responsibility of caring for the AIDS patient will have to be shared by all segments of the health-care community, including long-term-care facilities and hospitals. Experts are...

The nursing home: tender loving care? Or adult orphanage? (a nursing home resident tells her story)
November 1, 1986... The Nursing Home: Tender, Loving Care? Or Adult Orphanage? When I mentioned the title of this article to my geriatric-specialist physician, his response was immediate and vehement. "You're absolutely right,' he said. "It's a whole new...

Quality assurance in the nursing home and the gerontological nurse.
November 1, 1986... Quality Assurance in the Nursing Home and the Gerontological Nurse The quality of the care that residents receive in nursing homes undoubtedly contributes either to the social reconstruction or the deterioration of the residents. But quality...

Cosmic nursing: a fresh, upbeat approach to caring for the elderly. (Paul Mangan, Steve Goodwin care)
November 1, 1986... Cosmic Nursing: A Fresh, Upbeat Approach To Caring for the Elderly Steven Goodwin and Paul Mangan are two charismatic characters who have set out to revolutionize geriatric care in Britain by challenging its very foundations. "Our aim,'...

Christmas decorative plants that carry poisons.
November 1, 1986... Christmas Decorative Plants That Carry Poisons Five common plants that have become traditional for home decoration at Christmastime have poisoning potentials. You need to have the knowledge of the poison properties--when ingested-- in order...

Herbs for a creche. (include those in use at the time of the Nativity)
November 1, 1986... Herbs for a creche To make your Christmas creche more authentic and more pleasurable, try including in it the herbs that are known to have been used at the time of the Nativity. Authorities tell us that there were several herbs that...

Self -protection. (prevention of internal fraud)
November 1, 1986... Self-Protection Even as they scramble to adjust to President Reagan's admonishments about cost-cutting by pressing for lower prices and innovative products, health-care executives are not paying sufficient attention to internal fraud, a...

Organization, policy, and practice in the human services.
November 1, 1986... ORGANIZATION, POLICY, AND PRACTICE IN THE HUMAN SERVICES. By Bernard Neugeboren, Longman, 1560 Broadway, New York, NY 10036. 364 pp. Cloth, $22.95 Written as a text for social-work students, this book contains an uncommon amount of...

A view from Britain: problems and opportunities for nursing homes.
November 1, 1986... A View from Britain: Problems and Opportunities for Nursing Homes The British writer Ronald Blythe, best known for his award-winning "Akenfield,' has written an even better book in my opinion, titled "The View In Winter: Reflections on Old...