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Antipsychotic medication reduction and the severely mentally ill population

The World According to Dr. El

creates a SNF wave ”), these residents generally arrive at nursing homes following a health crisis but are frequently difficult to discharge even after they’re medically stable, due to the need to manage concomitant medical and mental health problems. In addition, this cohort tends to be relatively young and able.

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Nurse Specialist or Nurse Generalist?

Nurse Keith's Digital Doorway

Licensed practical or vocational nurses are usually considered generalists, and their work is crucial in nursing homes, assisted living facilities, physician offices, and other milieus where they are the lifeblood of patient care. Generalist nurse practitioners also serve an important clinical purpose in many facilities.

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Fun Winter Activities For Seniors

Comfort Home Care

Organize volunteer events at local shelters or nursing homes. Join a book club (or start one). Whether it’s an outdoor adventure in nature or an indoor game night with friends and family, starting a book club, or getting in some cardio, there are plenty of great ways to keep everyone entertained during these cold months.

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7 Most Common Home Loan Mistakes Nurses Make in 2022

The Nurse Break

Our team at Hunter Galloway is here to help you determine the best Nurse Home Loan options available to you. Unlike other mortgage brokers who are just one-person operations, we have an entire team of experts dedicated to helping make your home loan journey as simple as possible.

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GeriPal 300th Episode: Ask Me Anything Hot Ones Style

GeriPal

Private equity is probably one of the top things that I’m worried about with the future of our field in Palliative care and that because private equity is buying up… And Geriatrics, buying up assisted livings, nursing homes, hospices at an extraordinary rate. I actually wrote a blog post about this when we were a blog.

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Hoarders: Who? Why? How? (Blog Video 3:39)

Hospice and Nursing Homes Blog

Frances Shani Parker, Author Becoming Dead Right: A Hospice Volunteer in Urban Nursing Homes is available in paperback and e-book editions in America and other countries at online and offline booksellers.

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Nursing the Nation and the World

Nurse Keith's Digital Doorway

Hospitals are crucial, of course, but there's more to nursing than units like the ED, the ICU, med-surg, and telemetry. Nurses nurse the nation in schools, dialysis centers, assisted living, nursing homes, home health, hospice, and public health.

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