by Zahida Siddiqi Increasing nursing home staffing alone will not necessarily improve care quality for nursing home residents who have dementia. This is the finding of a recently published study in the journal, Health Services Research, which combines the efforts of experts at UC-Irvine, UCLA, and the University of Chicago. Researchers recommend looking beyond just […]
Watermark Retirement Communities has launched an innovative partnership with the University of California Los Angeles (UCLA) on a new program to engage residents’ memory through a new learning program known as the “BrainCafe.” The partnership involves UCLA’s Longevity Center and is designed for memory care residents with mild memory challenges. That is notable given that […]
In a health care environment where all eyes are on collaboration among hospitals, post-acute care and long-term care providers, a recent study shows doctors actually know little about the services skilled nursing provides. “[Internal] medical residents have insufficient knowledge about the type of care that can be provided at a [skilled nursing facility] SNF and […]
