Managing difficult behavior in nursing homes: assessment and interventions
A hot-button issue for nursing home administrators and admissions personnel seems to be “behavior disturbances.” Family members may be encouraged to make alternate arrangements because the facility maintains that it cannot manage the person and the person is “creating a danger for the staff and other residents. ” In advocating for your loved one, there are tools...
Pet therapy provisions in the New Jersey Skilled Nursing Facility Manual
Are you watching out for a loved one or a client who resides in a nursing home? You will want to become familiar with some of the provisions in the State’s regulations for skilled nursing facilities. In this series of posts I will talk about some sections of the Code and its appendices that are useful for a patient’s advocate to know about.
Let’s start with the provisions...