Alzheimer’s disease does more than rob people of their memories; people with Alzheimer’s actually experience two different kinds of symptoms. The first, which are referred to as cognitive symptoms, disrupt memory, language and thinking. The second, known as behavioral and psychiatric symptoms, can cause personality changes and agitation.
Many people with Alzheimer’s and their families find [...]

There is a critical shortage of geriatrics-prepared health care professionals. There are currently about 750 geriatric nurse specialists in the United States compared with a projected need for 25,000 geriatric nurse specialists in the year 2020. Geriatrics needs to join pediatrics as a required element of training for the next generation of health care professionals. [...]

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Since the current nurse shortage began in the late 1990s, the number of private, for profit international recruiting companies specializing in bringing foreign-educated nurses (FENs) to the United States has grown by almost 10-fold. The expansion came after several decades characterized by what recruiters term “a cozy niche” of about 30 to 40 companies. Today, [...]

The Institute of Medicine, in 2001, declared that: “the American health care system is in need of a fundamental change.” Their report identified significant changes in health care requirements for our nation. For many decades, the focus of health care has been on the management of acute episodic illness. Now, the requirements of our population [...]

The New York State Department of Health is revising the current nursing home nurse aide training program content curriculum. The current training program content for nursing home nurse aides was developed in 1987 with minor modifications during 1990. The content is being revised to ensure that the curriculum reflects current professional practice. The new curriculum [...]

Description of the Service
Maternal Care Skilled Nurse Home Visits assess and treat pregnant women who have one or more of the high-risk medical conditions specified below.
Eligible Recipients
2.1 General Provisions Medicaid recipients may have service restrictions due to their eligibility category that would make them ineligible for this service.
2.2 Limitations
Pregnant women who receive Medicaid and have [...]

This purpose of this report is to complete the Report to Congress that was mandated by Public Law 101-508 which required the Secretary to report to the Congress on the appropriateness of establishing minimum caregiver ratios for Medicare and Medicaid certified nursing homes. In addition we secured expert review from a Technical Expert Panel as [...]

The following information will help you prepare and submit a manuscript to Home Healthcare Nurse (HHN). The journal publishes articles applicable to home health and hospice operations, practice and management. HHN is the official clinical practice journal for the Visiting Nurse Association of American (VNAA) and the Home Healthcare Nurses Association.
As a peer-reviewed applied journal, [...]

Prior to the late 1980s, North Carolina had no statewide standards for nurse aide training or recognition. Preparation was primarily through on-the-job training, although some nurse aide training programs were offered through community colleges. Subsequent to federal and state legislation, nurse aides working under the supervision of a licensed nurse had to meet training and [...]