Fewer than 20% of nursing home residents have “very good” or better oral hygiene. Training CNAs to work as oral care specialists could improve those numbers....
An expanded immigrant direct care workforce could help meet our future workforce needs. But those immigrant workers need solid training and tools to help them succeed....
How do we design and deliver the very best services and supports to older people living with dementia? Dropping “memory care” from our language would be a great first step....
A 2012 report from the Institute of Medicine draws needed attention to the startlingly high prevalence of mental health and substance abuse-related conditions among older adults....