Dealing with Employee Misconduct in Senior Communities
Every senior care community is vulnerable to the potential of employee misconduct. Besides the harm employee misconduct causes to the senior being served and the care center’s reputation, these...
View ArticleChoosing Caregivers for Your Senior Community: A Unique Approach
While creating an amazing website and utilizing stellar marketing techniques are important, an organization that cannot back up these innovative tools with a group of skilled and caring staff will...
View ArticleAnimals and Autism: A Promising Treatment Approach
One area that is receiving a lot of attention is the use of animal-assisted therapy (frequently dogs) for individuals with autism. While research is limited, studies reveal that children with an autism...
View ArticleLong-Term Treatment for Addiction Provides Higher Success Rates
September is National Recovery Month: The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) sponsors National Recovery Month to raise awareness of disorders related to substance use...
View ArticleCommunity Partnerships: The Key to Successful Recovery
Although drug overdoses have always been of concern, the CDC states that since 1999 the number of overdoses has more than quadrupled. Additionally, more than six out of ten overdoses involve some form...
View ArticleStudies Find Light Therapy Offers Several Benefits to Seniors with Dementia
While dementia is usually characterized by memory loss, seniors with this condition also experience agitation, depression and abnormal sleep schedules. Typically, these symptoms are controlled using...
View ArticleHow Can a Caregiver Improve a Senior’s Appetite?
While there is a great deal of attention given to issues associated with senior hunger and food insecurity, there is a hidden epidemic that is on the rise within the senior community: This epidemic is...
View ArticleSymptoms, Treatment and Prevention of CRE: The Newest Superbug in Healthcare...
Carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae (CRE) is being touted as ‘nightmare bacteria’ and ‘killer bacteria,’ and rightfully so. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the...
View ArticleSexual Abuse and ASD: What Should Caregivers Know?
An individual with an autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is more likely to be sexually abused than an individual without ASD. Many times, people with an ASD learn about sex from television, the Internet...
View ArticleCan Limiting the Use of Certain Medications Improve a Senior’s Life?
Recent studies indicate that limiting the use of certain medications can improve a senior’s life. One study, conducted by researchers at Indiana University, finds that the prolonged use of...
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