Lots of skilled nursing homes, assisted living communities and personal care homes around the nation struggle to keep census and quality high. They go hand-in-hand in countless ways and it’s…
Author: Dr. Jim Collins
Aggressive Behaviors in Senior Care and How to Effectively Respond
It’s been estimated that between 50% to 80% of residents living in skilled nursing homes around the country have some form of dementia, mainly Alzheimer’s disease. It is also well…
Should Healthcare Professionals Take CBD?
Being a healthcare professional is hard work – both physically and emotionally. Wear-and-tear of joints, inflammation, and stress can take their toll over the years. Many healthcare professionals also experience…
Employees You Recruit and Hire Affect Resident Outcomes
I often feel like a broken record when I talk about staffing shortages, recruitment struggles, hiring the right person and retaining them. These problems didn’t evolve overnight. In fact, they’ve…
Becoming the Best Nursing Assistant
As America’s population continues to age, more healthy older adults will be checking out independent living, those with few care needs may turn to assisted living, and those with several…
CBD and Sleep
Insomnia, just one type of sleep disorder, is such an epidemic in the United States, that between 50 to 70 million Americans suffer nightly from poor quality sleep. Sleep disorders…