Preventing Bed Sores in Nursing Homes

When a new resident moves into the nursing home, and periodically thereafter, nursing home staff should take the time to perform a thorough assessment of the resident’s body for pressure ulcers, also known as bedsores....

One of the leading causes of head injuries and broken or fractured bones in nursing homes is accidental falls. On occasion, a fall is a result of a serious medical condition. For instance, a person could fall down because he or...

Wandering can happen at any time, and the wanderer could go anywhere. Wandering is especially dangerous when it involves elderly persons with cognitive impairments, such as dementia, amnesia, cerebral palsy, or any one of...

Many elderly individuals suffer from some sort of mental incompetency like Alzheimer’s disease or dementia. They are forgetful, easily distracted and often times hard to keep track of, which places them at a high risk of...

Malnutrition is such a serious issue in the elderly population that many localities and even some countries have taken the initiative to establish meal programs designed to fight malnutrition in the elderly...

Bedsores are a serious problem in nursing homes, especially for residents who have limited mobility. Thankfully, there are a variety of special mattresses and cushions available to help prevent and manage pressure ulcers that...

With so many nursing home residents requiring personalized care and attention and so few nursing staff to provide all the necessary care, many in the nursing home and long-term care communities are looking for reliable...

Sometimes elderly people are afflicted with diseases or conditions that will ultimately render them mentally incompetent. Once these individuals become incompetent, they will be unable to make their own decision, remember who...

While we can all agree that dehydration and malnutrition of an elderly person due to neglect is clearly a form of nursing home abuse, there may be differing opinions as to what malnutrition and dehydration feel like to the...

3D printing is a very exciting new technology that seems to have potential applications in a variety of fields, even in the area of food preparation. Food printing innovator, Biozoon, a German company, has been working on a 3D...