Elderly Care Journal of Nursing

Rolling Away

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This heartfelt article recounts a humorous yet poignant moment at a long-term care resident council meeting, where a lighthearted suggestion about putting weed in breakfast muffins sparks laughter and deeper reflections on autonomy. Through the lens of an Ombudsman, it highlights the importance of listening not just to complaints, but to the joy, imagination, and desire for choice that still thrive in residents' lives.

Submitted by Carol Lindsay

Sending nursing home residents with dementia to inpatient psychiatric units - Improvement or Retrogression?

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Looks at the overuse of sending residents of longterm care settings with dementis to inpatient psychiatric units and the impact

Submitted by Michael C. LaFerney RN, PMHCNS, BC, Ph. D

Preventing Falls in the Elderly Long Term Care Facilities

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The elderly long-term care population is at increase risk for falls and fall related injuries. The implementation of a fall prevention program is important for ensuring resident safety. Systematically assessing residents’ risk for falls and implementing appropriate fall prevention interventions can reduce the number of falls in the elderly long-term care residents.

Submitted by Rebecca McCarthy, MSN, RN-BC, CDONA and Catherine W. Adedokun, MSN, RN and Roseanne Moody Fairchild, PhD, RN

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