Is It Ethical to Lie to Residents with Dementia?
Residents with dementia can suffer from memory loss which makes navigating daily activities difficult. When providing care to a resident with dementia, is it ethical…
Residents with dementia can suffer from memory loss which makes navigating daily activities difficult. When providing care to a resident with dementia, is it ethical…
Downloadable Version There are a number of behavior problems that sometimes accompany Alzheimer’s disease and related illnesses. These behaviors may include resistance, wandering, agitation, incontinence,…
Downloadable Version Reassess: Is there a physical problem, UTI, constipation, pain, etc.? Reconsider: Is the behavior truly a problem to the resident or just to…
Downloadable Version Resident Council Meetings: Residents not aware of Resident Council Meeting is held. Weight Loss issues: Reason for weight loss not assessed as related…
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You’ve been called into a staff meeting. It’s not any staff meeting though. There are a number of residents that are being discharged or transferred.…
The United Hospital Fund published the results of a year-long study on post-hospital care. The results indicated that transition from hospital to skilled nursing facilities…