Mike Lowry is former lead for clinical skills and simulation; Sarah Ashelford is former lecturer in biosciences, both at School of Nursing ... at risk of falling. It is recommended that assessment for ...

Health care workers at nursing homes face a major challenge when helping older adults to maintain their oral hygiene. This has been shown in a study conducted at the University of Gothenburg, which ...

A coroner has warned about a lack of clear training connected to care ... staff's nursing training they would know not to move a resident after a fall. She concluded: “There is a clear risk ...

We’re in the Medicare open-enrollment season. I strongly advise patients signing up for Medicare to avoid Part C Medicare ...

The organisation which publishes health guidance in the UK is seeking to update its best practice for preventing falls in older people, and is asking for input from nurses. The National Institute for ...

As the holiday season approaches, you probably have a lot on your to-do list — holiday parties and gatherings, shopping for ...

The report said: “After every fall her care plan and falls risk assessment were reviewed ... Ms Rawden said the nursing home had implemented a number of changes since – including not taking ...

Additionally, about 22% of the study participants had been admitted to a nursing ... your risk. “Some medications increase risk of falls, so older adults should ask their primary care provider ...

Healthcare workers at nursing homes face a major challenge when helping older adults to maintain their oral hygiene.

Among older adults, falls vs other mechanisms of injury are associated with a higher risk for a dementia diagnosis.

Researchers from Duke-NUS Medical School and Swiss public university ETH Zurich have developed a fall-risk screening process ... excluding those living in nursing homes – will have at least ...

Navigating long-term health care for older ... and how much people fall through the cracks,” says Sarah Szanton, a nurse practitioner and dean of Johns Hopkins School of Nursing, who specializes ...