Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease, or CJD for short, is a rare and fatal degenerative brain disorder that affects around 1 million people around the world and 350 annually in the United States.…
Year: 2020
Active Shooter Preparation and Response in Senior Care: Part 2
Click here to read Active Shooter Preparation and Response in Senior Care: Part 1 What Does “Secure, Preserve, Fight” Mean? Not too long after Homeland Security provided the “Run, Hide,…
Vascular Dementia: A Quick Review
While Alzheimer’s disease is the most common cause of dementia and receives much attention from the public, vascular dementia is the second most common cause of dementia, occurring in between…
Active Shooter Preparation and Response in Senior Care: Part 1
Although Homeland Security provided “Run, Hide, Fight” as a training drill during an active shooter event, the industry came to realize that it wasn’t as ideal as it could be.…
Antibiotic Stewardship in Senior Care
Scope of the Problem Antibiotics are among the most prescribed medications in skilled nursing facilities across the country. Up to 70% of residents take one or more courses of antibiotics…
Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) In Later Life
According to the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual 5 (DSM 5), the lifetime risk for developing post-traumatic stress disorder is 8.7% and the 12-month prevalence among U.S. adults is about 3.5%.…