Nursing homes offer elderly people assisted living with immediately accessible medical care, as well as other services. Residents can be short term, often needing rehabilitative care after surgery or accidents, or they can be long term, needing...
The state of Ohio inspects and regulates nursing homes per the Older Americans Act. Several state departments and offices oversee nursing homes in the state, including the Department of Health, the Long-Term Care Ombudsman's office and the...
Medicaid nursing home programs are managed by a joint federal-state system for those persons who qualify for Medicaid. In order to receive payment for the cost of caring for a Medicaid resident, a nursing home must be certified by the federal...
Group B streptococcus--also known as GBS, group B strep, or beta strep-- normally inhabits the intestine. Beta strep bacteria can cause infections in the urinary tract, skin, blood, lungs, brain and spinal cord that may be life-threatening for...
When elderly people can no longer care for themselves independently, they may need to live in a nursing home. A nursing home has trained medical personnel who provide services such as medication management and/or assistance with their activities...
Nursing homes are residential facilities that provide 24-hour skilled nursing care for the elderly and disabled. Nursing homes also provide short-term rehab care for post-surgical patients and respite services for those caring for frail or...
Iowa nursing homes provide residents with a safe and secure home environment complete with a room, meals and medical care. In some instances, they become like family for residents who live far away from family or who have no relatives left at all....
Tuberculosis, also known as TB, is an infectious respiratory system disease that affects the lungs. It is caused by the Mycobacterium tuberculosis germ. Tuberculosis is transmitted by airborne bacteria when an infected person sneezes, coughs,...
Known as clostridium difficile or C. difficile, this bacteria can cause a wide range of problems. These may be simple, such as diarrhea, or they may be life-threatening problems, such as colon inflammation. The Mayo Clinic states infections from...
The level of care provided in a nursing home typically is dependent on a doctor's orders and the parameters of the patient's insurance coverage. Nursing homes, also sometimes referred to as long-term care facilities, provide nursing care and...
Scabies occurs when a mite, called an itch mite, or Sarcoptes scabiei, burrows under the top layer of skin on humans. The mites then lay their eggs under the skin. These tiny parasites are only 1/3 millimeter long and have eight legs. Itch mites...
The hip joint is the largest ball and socket type joint in the body. The joint consists of the head of the femur, or thighbone, which joins with a socket in the pelvic bone that is called the acetabulum. About 20 percent of patients who incur...
Fecal incontinence, the loss of small to large amounts of fecal matter, is embarrassing and common among older people, particularly those residing in nursing homes. According to a Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine article by Dr. Tyler K....
Insurance is a way of life. We insure everything: cars, homes and our health. It is no surprise that with an aging generation of baby boomers that end of life care is an important topic of discussion. Insurance companies offer end of life...
Nutritionist counseling helps people live healthier lives by providing educational information on food choices and tailoring menus to help people lose weight or control disease symptoms. Hospitals, schools, nursing facilities, clinics and spas...
According to the National Institutes of Health, antibiotic-resistant Staphylococcus aureus is responsible for a large number of hospital-acquired infections in the U.S. Even if you haven't been a hospital patient or have low immunity, you may be...
