From the day your loved one was first diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease, you worried about the time he would need to go into a nursing home. Eventually, his mobility issues will be too significant for him to be safe at home. But how can you…
A nursing home is supposed to be a safe place where your loved one can get necessary skilled nursing care. You count on the nursing home to provide the right medications at the right time, to make sure that your loved one is properly nourished…
“There is absolutely no room in America’s healthcare system for any situation that violates quality or safety standards.” These are words written in a March 5, 2019, blog post by Seema Verma, Administrator of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS). In the same…
Dental care is critical to the health of nursing home residents. According to the Kentucky Dental Association, “Nursing home and the homebound elderly, perhaps more than any other population groups, need complete, comprehensive and routine dental services to maintain an adequate level of oral health.”…
Clostridioides difficile (C. diff) infections are a public health concern in the United States. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), approximately half a million C. diff infections occur in the United States each year, and approximately 15,000 people die from these…
Strokes are one of the leading causes of death in the United States. Approximately 75% of people who suffer a stroke are over the age of 65 and the risk of having a stroke doubles every decade after age 55. When a stroke is not…