Jennifer W. Burks, MSN, RN, COS-C

Find out how healthcare organizations can use post-acute care training to create an environment that invests in your most valuable asset, the employees.

Because the health, behavioral, and social parts of life overlap more as one ages, those caring for or serving older adults can make a difference by providing support that considers the whole person.

Moving patients from one setting to another carries potential for serious complications. Better care transitions can help reduce readmissions and optimize health outcomes.

Make sure your caregivers have respiratory disease training so they can support interventions that reduce the risk for complications.

Make sure your team is trained to follow medication administration procedures every time to provide consistent, high-quality care.

When caregivers practice mindfulness and empathy, their focus can enhance care, especially with individuals who are unable to communicate.

With effective planning, meaningful activities can help older individuals, both at home and in long term care, thrive to their highest ability level for as long as possible.

Learn how to make sure everyone on your team understands how to recognize harassment in all its forms, how to report it, and what to do to help prevent it.

As we celebrate National Nursing Assistants Week we consider the important role direct care workers can play in helping elderly clients maintain their independence.

To give good care to assisted living residents with dementia, you must use care that focuses on the specific needs of residents and their abilities — person-centered care.

The Patient Driven Groupings Model (PDGM), took effect January 1. To help, we have outlined the basic considerations for reimbursement.

Effective leaders will find ways to refuel their caregivers by showing them they care. Consider these five strategies for fueling caregiver engagement.

Your organization should have clear guidance on assessing for falls risks, a falls prevention strategy, and proper training.

Understanding the importance of restorative nursing and adherence to the care program is crucial for skilled nursing facility (SNF) staff.

When you are advising people, always stress the importance of individually appropriate exercise programs in achieving and maintaining optimal health.

While working with older patients, you must be able to identify risk factors for osteoporosis, the signs and symptoms of fracture, treatment options for osteoporosis and fall prevention strategies.

The healthcare industry is shifting toward whole-person, integrated care, and the post-acute care industry is no exception to this shift., ….

At the core of home care services is protecting your clients’ safety. From a fiscal standpoint, you depend on client referrals and satisfaction to keep your agency operating. Prioritize client safety and everyone wins, but to do so your caregivers must be able to recognize all the hazards in a visit.

Unlicensed caregivers have a special role to fulfill in home care. They are critically important in helping clients live as independently as possible in their own homes!

Protect your patients and clients this holiday season. Be knowledgeable about foodborne illnesses, their causes, and steps you can take to prevent them.

The way that our society views aging is quite remarkable. Most people long to maintain life but somehow try to, ….

The philosophy of hospice is to recognize that quality of life, peace, and comfort at the end of life should be the focus of healthcare when curing a patient’s disease is no longer possible.

Infection control is a serious public issue, and it is vital for healthcare workers and others working with the public, ….

Does your home care organization know the steps to take in the event of an emergency to ensure continued care and maintain the safety?

Pressure injuries in the U.S. are common and costly, affecting an estimated three million people per year and generating expenses of close to $11 billion.

Assessment is the first step of the care planning process and begins with collecting, validating, categorizing, summarizing, and interpreting PHI.

Before you can assist with the self-administration of medications, there are specific abilities that you must be able to perform.

Meet Marvin. Marvin is a 68-year-old retired welder who lives with his wife in their home by the ocean. He, ….

One of the many challenges of working in a home-based environment is determining how to properly identify and manage medical waste. Learn more about proper disposal.

One of the challenges of working in a home-based environment often is determining how to properly manage waste, especially medical waste.

“The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released a final rule (CMS-3819-F) that modernizes the Home Health Agency Conditions, ….

As you probably know, February is American Heart Month. Yes, it is meant to draw attention to heart (read ‘cardiac’), ….

A seizure is a transitory disturbance in consciousness or in motor, sensory, or autonomic function that is due to the, ….

Falls among older adults lead to injuries, lowered quality of life, decreased physical and emotional freedom, and even death.

Pediatric assessment tools are a way to ensure content is covered thoroughly when doing a pediatric assessment.

It can be safely assumed that as long as there is polyillness, there will be polypharmacy. Four out of every, ….

The most important benefits of QAPI are improved patient care and outcomes. Improved patient care not only benefits patients, but it also benefits agencies.