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Wheelchair Safety: The Do’s & Don’ts for Your Residents
Due to the increasing number of assisted living residents on wheel chairs, many assisted living homes, facilities and care homes have been opened. These residents on wheelchairs will always need...
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Assisted Living Facilities Insurance and Disaster Preparedness
As much as assisted living facilities are insured with insurance companies and against the relevant risks, safety comes first and prevention is better than a cure. This calls for the need to put in...
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Fall Prevention for the Elderly
A fall is an occurrence that is usually characterized by failure to maintain appropriate lying, sitting or standing, resulting in individual abrupt, undersized relocation to the ground. This may lead...
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Your Residents Would Never Wander? Don’t Be Too Sure!
Wandering goes hand in hand with dementia and is more common in those diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease presenting a safety hazard for the resident as well as liability for the facility. There are...
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The Important Facts Regarding Elderly Fall Prevention
As people grow old, they tend to become weaker, such that they can no longer perform the things they used to do comfortably. Anyone taking care of an elderly adult can attest to the fact that an...
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Tips on Wandering Alzheimer’s Patients
Individuals with Alzheimer’s disease are usually exposed to a lot of risks when they wander away from their homes and care facilities. This habit usually develops especially in winter season and when...
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Fall Prevention is the Best Cure for Senior Safety – Insurance
Safety checks should be conducted in assisted living facilities and seniors’ personal homes to make the environment fall proof. The checks should be performed by someone with expertise in fall...
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Elder Abuse and Negligence: Is Your Loved One Suffering?
The U.S. Administration on Aging’s National Center on Elder Abuse (NCEA) is constantly raising public awareness to elder abuse and negligence. The organization has partnered with the Center for Disease...
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Business Liability: Are you Exposed to Risks?
You want your insurance policy to be there whenever you need it. However, sometimes people don’t realize their coverage until a crisis arises in which they need that fall back. But at that point, if...
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Cyber Risks for Assisted Living Facilities
Having a website might sound like a great idea and the right way to go in the quest to making your assisted living facility more identified in the modern world. This is true to some extent. You should...
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Missing Resident Plan
Adult family homes can be well prepared for prevention of a missing resident but sometimes residents stil figure out how to leave or wander out without realizing they aren’t supposed to leave or even...
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What to Cover at Employee Safety Meetings
Regardless of the frequency of your safety meetings, there are certain topics that you will want to cover with your assisted living employees to ensure that they are well-versed on facility policies...
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Tips & Guidelines to Properly Managing Assisted Living Employees
Assisted living employees have a very important job to do. They provide healthcare to people within their own home so that they can remain independent longer. In order to do assisted living well, there...
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Do you Have Visitors Sign In?
In many public and private agencies such as schools, there is a policy in effect requiring visitors to sign in and out. It is for the protection and safety of the people within the agency. It’s...
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How to Prevent Slip and Fall Accidents of seniors in the Living Areas
If you care for a senior citizen, one of the most important safety concerns you will need to address will be slip and fall prevention in your home. A little bit of prior planning and accident...
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10 Warning Signs to Identify the Early Onset of Alzheimer’s
Alzheimer’s disease is a form of dementia, or loss of brain function, that is of increasing concern to health professionals and caregivers due to the greater number of people living well into old age....
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Are Your Nursing Assistants in the Know About Abuse & Neglect?
Elder neglect and abuse is a hot-button issue in nursing homes across the country, and rightfully so. Should elder neglect and abuse be found within a nursing home there are many serious...
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Bath Safety – Preventing Slip and Fall Accidents inside Your Bathroom
Bathrooms are a very dangerous place to be. Slip and fall prevention should be a top concern in your bathroom. Many accidents happen due to wet floors, loose rugs, and tripping. Reducing these...
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How a Home Care Agency for Alzheimer’s Care Can Support Families
Alzheimer’s disease is a difficult diagnosis to have and is a daunting disorder for both the one affected and the individuals caring for them. Many people want to remain in their own homes for as...
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How to Enjoy the Summer without the Heat
August is typically the hottest month of the year and a time to enjoy the indoors. The risk of heat stroke amongst Senior Citizens increases as the heat outdoors increases. The importance of...
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