New LeadingAge Free Member Benefit Tool
LeadingAge recently rolled out a new member benefit that is of no additional cost to you – an online board assessment. As the number of members using this tool grows, you will be able...
Before You Say “Sit” – Try These Tips to Keep Cognitively Impaired Residents Moving
Susan Saldibar recently offered that seniors need to stay active and mobile as long as possible. We’ve all read the studies indicating that prolonged sitting can lead to a more rapid decline of both...
Undiagnosed Dementia May be Putting Older Adults’ Safety at Risk
Medical News Today tells us that many older Americans may be at increased risk of engaging in potentially unsafe activities due to lack of dementia diagnosis. This is the conclusion of a new study...
Study Finds Little Consistency For UTI Prevention in Nursing Homes
A survey of nearly 1,000 nursing homes in the U.S. found little consistency across nursing homes of policies implemented to prevent urinary tract infections (UTIs), according to a new study presented at the 43rd Annual Conference of...
Update Report on the National Partnership to Improve Dementia Care in Nursing Homes
This memo announces CMS release of a second report providing an overview of the National Partnership; summarizing activities following the release of Survey & Certification policy memorandum 14-19-NH ; and outlining next steps.
The report also describes...
Great Resident Engagement Idea Ripe for Replication
A continuing care retirement community in California is taking resident engagement and intergenerational programming to the next level this summer by offering an on-campus camp for area fourth graders, and they are gleaning benefits...
The Latest Craze Pokemon Go May Cause Problems for Healthcare Organizations
Have you encountered the people walking around town trying to find their Pokemon? Are you wondering what the heck I’m talking about? The latest craze is a mobile app called Pokemon Go and it...
Flu Season Will Be Here Before You Know It – Read This
The CDC LTC Employer Flu Vaccine Toolkit -- Pass this on to your Nursing and Infection Control leadership.
Concerned About Aging in Place? CAST’s Updated Telehealth Portfolio Can Help
LeadingAge CAST has released an update to its portfolio of tools focusing on Telehealth and Remote Patient Monitoring for Long-Term and Post-Acute Care. The portfolio is designed to help providers understand, plan for, select,...
Is Unconscious Bias Impeding Your Culture Change Efforts?
Nursing home operators often over-report the extent of their culture change adoption. Researchers have found several reasons for this curious phenomenon.
Some operators don't fully understand everything that culture change entails. For example, earlier national surveys appeared...
Dining with Friends
Check out this video from the Alzheimer’s Association - “Dining With Friends”
Reduced Rates for Telecommunications and Broadband Access Through Federal Program
The Rural Healthcare Connectivity (Act), which was passed by Congress and enacted into law on June 22, 2016, authorized eligible (NFP, rural) skilled nursing facilities (SNFs) to participate in the Rural Health Care Program...