Jason Vanover

There is more to preventing pressure injuries than just repositioning. Learn how caregivers can reduce pressure sores with these seven steps.

Behavioral health services for children are lacking. Funding and accessibility are missing, and the problem may only grow worse. Find out more now.

The prevalence of opioid addiction and overdose has skyrocketed since the early 1990s. According to the National Institute on Drug, ….

Did you know seniors suffering seasonal affective disorder may be more likely to abuse opioids, suffer falls and experience declining health?

According to the CDC, up to 25% of people receiving post-acute care and taking opioids, for purposes other than cancer pain, experience the symptoms of withdrawal and opioid abuse.

There are real challenges to implementing a telehealth program and your organization needs to take a few things into consideration before getting started.

Among health and human services (HHS) organizations, the governance structure plays a vital role in managing the safety of an, ….

Depending on the size of your organization, the board of directors oversees the general success, or failure, of every person, ….

After a life-changing event, such as a stroke, heart attack, major joint repair or serious illness, some people need post-acute care.

Dementia is a devastating diagnosis, but its occurrence has become somewhat standard in modernity. New studies and research initiatives hold, ….

Teepa Snow’s Positive Approach has revolutionized senior care training for dementia. Find out how Teepa Snow’s work can help your senior caregiver training program excel.

Tracking dementia has become key to creating a successful senior care strategy to beat dementia and Alzheimer’s. Learn more now.

Emergency preparedness was a topic of great concern through much of 2016. The Zika virus seemed to move further north, ….

More than 4.9 million people, including seniors, required home health care services in the U.S. in 2013the most recent year, ….

When the days start to grow shorter, more people retire indoors for the coming cold season. For seniors, fall heralds, ….

Better senior care is the result of better technology and training. Find out the latest ways researchers are fending off Alzheimer’s disease now.

Many associate senior care with living in nursing homes and other long-term facilities. Approximately 1.4 million residents live in nursing, ….

Finding out a loved one has a terminal illness is one of the worst possibilities of aging. The proverbial “Golden, ….

Did you know more than 300,000 people die from infections in nursing homes annually? Find out what the CDC and CMS are doing about it.

Sixteen months have passed since the Pan American Health Organization issued the first alert regarding Zika virus infection in Brazil,, ….

Mental health problems take a toll on the body and mind, increasing the risk of aggression. Learn how to manage it in your behavioral health facility now.

Pressure sores, or more commonly known as bed sores, pressure ulcers, or decubitus ulcers, are among the top priorities of, ….

For individuals with autism, comorbidity is more prevalent than you may think. Learn how to treat these conditions to provide better care.

  How has mobile technology impacted the modern world? Chances are more than good that you have used a mobile, ….

An exercise intervention for children with autism can be key to improving ABA sessions that have stalled and can lead to many health benefits.

Did you know the signs of dehydration can mirror the symptoms of major mental and physical health illnesses? Learn how to help your community stay hydrated.

Congestive heart failure (CHF) affects more than 5.7 million adults in the U.S., and less than half of those with, ….

Aging is often seen as the evitable demise of health, yet more Americans are living longer than any other time, ….

Sometimes, it’s not just criticism; it’s verbal abuse. Those with disabilities have a high-risk for verbal abuse, and you need to understand it now.

Understanding the signs of sexual abuse, as well as its prevalence and effects is important to helping clients heal.

For parents, caregivers, and educators, discussing children’s mental health has been a taboo topic for years. Yet, the conversation around, ….

Stop. Count to 67. Do it again. In this time, two people have received a debilitating diagnosis, Alzheimer’s disease (AD)., ….