How nature can improve seniors' mental health

To protect older adults from the winter weather, here are a few facts and tips you might want to consider.

Younger residents are becoming more prevalent in long-term care facilities, presenting numerous difficulties and new challenges for care providers.

What do you need to know about your  residents and sleep-related problems?

Sundowning can affect up to 20 percent of seniors suffering from Alzheimer's. Here's what caregivers need to know.

Volunteer programs can be immensely beneficial for long-term care facilities. Here are three tips for how to make sure they are successful.

Falls should be a serious concern for long-term care providers. Here are three strategies to reduce fall-related injuries at your long-term care facility.

Too many older adults are misdiagnosed or not properly treated for dementia.

A new study uses virtual reality to reveal what causes seniors to fall.

A new study finds that building communication skills between caregivers and dementia patients can strengthen verbal and nonverbal messages.

To keep your residents safe, here are a few warning signs and tips for preventing wandering among residents with dementia.

<p>To effectively care for your residents, you must get to the root of their challenging behavior.</p>

<p>There are many behavioral&nbsp;alternatives to chemical and physical restraints that will better protect your residents.&nbsp;</p>

While bingo can be fun and beneficial, health care providers can do more to support their residents' physical, cognitive and social growth.

Mental illness is a serious problem affecting many of your senior residents. As a result, care providers must educate themselves about how they can properly support these individuals at their facilities.

Are dementia rates rising or falling? Research would indicate that this depends on multiple factors, such as education, lifestyle and other demographics.

Falls are a serious concern for long-term care providers. Use these tips to know how to respond in the event of a fall-related incident.

Practicing good hand hygiene is essential for keeping older residents safe and healthy.

Falls are the leading cause of fatal and nonfatal injuries among older adults.

<p>Use person-centered care as a non-drug approach to getting to know and interacting with your long-term residents.</p>

Long-term care facilities must do their part to reduce the number of elderly hospital readmissions.

The incidence of suicide among older adults is a significant problem within America. In fact, there are approximately 15 elderly suicides each day - translating to one older adult committing suicide every hour and a half. For the long-term care provider, this may become an issue of growing importance.

Long-term care providers can now choose from three different bundle offerings at Mariposa Training.

Mortality rates spike during the holiday season and researchers are still puzzled as to why this is the case.

It's incredibly important for family members to be involved in the quality of care for their loved ones in long-term care.

<p>As a care provider, you need to know the difference between dementia and delirium in your residents.</p>

<p>In the last part in this series, we discuss two more activities that may better support your younger residents.</p>

Behavior mapping provides a powerful resource for the identification of behavioral antecedents for residents with challenging behavior.

Can technology become a critical part of minimizing the likelihood of patients eloping?

Age and vision impairments shouldn't keep your residents from reading, so here is research and advice to keep them reading easier, for longer.

Doctors sometimes recommend certain vitamins and supplements to help slow the symptoms of Alzheimer's disease. These vitamins are B, C, D, and E.

<p>In the first part of a two-part series, we discuss a couple of activities younger residents might enjoy.</p>

To reduce stress at your long-term care facility, follow these three stress management techniques.

Dementia-based behaviors can be extremely difficult for patients, their family members, and caregivers. Behavior mapping helps us find the root cause of these behaviors.

Unsafe wandering can be dangerous — even life-threatening. Here’s what you can do to prevent it.

The COVID-19 pandemic has disrupted life as we know it. Here’s what you need to know about taking care of residents as we continue to navigate it.

If you’re looking for more information on resident rights training and why it’s important, you’ve come to the right place.

Know the types of abuse and your role in reporting it and preventing it as a staff member of a long-term care facility

You can provide enriching experiences for seniors in long-term care facilities by coming up with meaningful activities for them to enjoy. Check out our guide to learn more!

Learn how your long-term care facility can learn more about ways to control infections with the help of training, games, and activities!

Want to know what to do if a resident resists care? We’re going to answer all your questions in this practical guide

Family involvement in patient care is very important, so we’re going to discuss the benefits and how to ensure families can stay active in their loved one’s care

Use this guide to learn about elder suicide prevention, and how staff at long-term care facilities can help by addressing mental health

Looking for ways to make connections with your non verbal dementia patients? We have some tips in this guide.

Looking for ways to make connections with your non verbal dementia patients? We have some tips in this guide.

Medicare billing in long-term care facilities can feel like a complicated puzzle. Many of us find ourselves scratching our heads, not just over the complex rules but also how these rules keep changing.

How can one start a nursing career? What are the steps involved? Discover essential information about becoming a nurse at Mariposa Training.