Written by Sherri Jankowski, RN, LNC The Social Security Act (the Act) mandated the establishment of minimum health and safety standards that providers who participate in Medicare and/or Medicaid programs… read more →
What happens when an elderly prisoner needs eldercare assistance? Check out this interesting article that details the challenges of caring for the elderly in a prison environment. Read more at… read more →
Based on a Swedish study, elderly stroke patients aren’t getting the needed anti-clotting drugs that could prevent blockage in the brain. Read more at Reuter.com. “Following a first stroke, older,… read more →
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Acute pain is one of the most common diagnoses in the nursing field. Building a single care plan is time consuming and takes away from the already minuscule amount of… read more →
Let’s look at the facts. According to The National Institute of Mental Illness (2012), an estimated 43.7 million adults in the U.S. are suffering from a mental illness of some form.… read more →