Participants will learn to identify six potential reasons for residents to display sexually inappropriate behavior and describe various approaches to handling inappropriate sexual behavior. Download now. For permission to use or reproduce this tool in full or in part, please complete a permissions form.
If you could reduce the use of prescription medications in your facility, or even offer a combination of healing practices to residents, would you give it a shot? No pun intended. Essential oils have been used for centuries to aid in relaxation, pain relief, and even to cure sickness. And …
This learning activity should enable you to list three ways in which a resident’s privacy must be respected and know the actions they would take if they felt that a resident was being abused during a private visitation. Download now. For permission to use or reproduce this tool in full …
According to the Centers for Disease Control (CDC), every year one-in-four adults over the age of 65 falls. Ninety-five percent of hip fractures for that group result from falls, usually from falling sideways. In addition, falls are the most common cause of traumatic brain injuries. The most common causes of …
Participants will learn to identify residents with dementia with whom they’ve worked and discuss the ways these residents indicate pain and other symptoms, discuss how residents’ lives are impacted when they have headaches or other forms of pain, and describe measures they can use to help comfort residents who have …
