Stricter guidelines make it more difficult for patients to get their pain medications in a timely manner

July 12 - TUPELO - As Registered Nurse Jan Starling was preparing to transition from work on a hospital floor to home health, one of her colleagues had a dire prediction. "I don't know how you're going to make it in home health. You cry when we send them home from the hospital," she recalled a co-worker telling her. "What are ...

David Gritzer, president of the Jewish Association on Aging, which runs the Charles Morris Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Squirrel Hill, does not see a bright future for the nursing home business. And not just for his nonprofit business, but for the whole industry from large for-profit corporations that run nursing home chains to religious and government-run nonprofit facilities. About 55 ...

MIAMI - In her 88 years, Florence Siegel has learned how to relax: A glass of red wine. A crisp copy of The New York Times, if she can wrest it from her husband. Some classical music, preferably Bach. And every night like clockwork, she lifts a pipe to her lips and smokes marijuana. Long a fixture among young people, use ...

When your parents start struggling with everyday tasks, hiring a home care aide can help them remain in their home -- and take some pressure off the rest of the family. Here's help on finding the best care possible.

If your parent is no longer able to function independently, you and he will need to consider the options, including a nursing home. What makes a nursing home different from other eldercare choices is the fact that he'd be under the 24-hour care of licensed or registered nursing staff (in a skilled nursing facility) or of certified nursing assistants (in an ...

Assisted living is regulated (and defined) by each state rather than by the federal government, so you can expect a wide variation in what each community offers. Make sure you know exactly what the one you've selected provides before your parent moves in.

Evaluating your parent's living needs—and abilities—is an ongoing process. And there's a range of eldercare options available to meet those shifting priorities and concerns—from the freedom of living on one's own (perhaps in a smaller place) to the supportive environment of assisted living to the round-the-clock care available at skilled nursing facilities. Each offers something different, so sorting out your options ...

The great majority of older adults say they'd prefer to live out their days in their own home. The likelihood of making independent living work is much greater, though, if the whole family does some conscious planning -- the earlier the better. These eight steps will set you on your way.

The decision to move your aging parents out of the family home is a complex one -- both emotionally and practically. It requires a delicate balancing act between your parents' safety and their emotional stake in staying put. Each of these is important, and helping your parents make the right decision (while remembering that as long as they are of sound ...

The decision to move -- whether to an independent living community, assisted living community, or nursing home -- is only the beginning of what can be a long and challenging journey. Helping your parents through this important transition takes research and planning. Here's a step-by-step guide to smoothing your parents' way to their new home and the next phase of their ...

At this moment, 1.5 million people are living in a nursing home, and in a typical year more than 3.2 million Americans will spend at least some time in one. That’s a lot of families who need to find good care—and the reason for U.S. News & World Report’s America’s Best Nursing Homes. The U.S. News rankings are based on an ...

DAYTONA BEACH - A State Department of Children and Families Inspector General's Investigation found that many staffers at a Daytona Beach Veteran's Nursing Home found the workplace environment to be problematic. The probe found that 35 of 57 staff members had particular concerns about the administrator at the Emory L. Bennett Memorial State Veteran's Nursing Home. The administrator, Belkis Pineyro-Wiggins, was ...

A Georgia woman expelled from nursing school 13 weeks before graduation will receive $450,000 for her ordeal, a jury has decided. Sara Castle, 55, was thrown out of Appalachian Technical College in Jasper, Ga., after she blew the whistle on an instructor who wasn't providing students with sufficient clinical training time, the Atlanta Journal-Constitution reported Friday. Castle said she and the ...