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In this episode, we explore the vital role of wellness in post-acute and assisted living care for the nurses and caregivers who support them every day. The discussion highlights how emotional, physical, and social well-being directly impacts long-term care professionals. Staff wellness is just as essential as the quality of care provided—and it profoundly influences the care residents receive.

In this episode, we dive into the latest infection control updates from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), focusing on the newly expanded Enhanced Barrier Precautions (EBP) for skilled care facilities. These precautions are designed to reduce the transmission of multidrug-resistant organisms (MDROs). We will explore: What EBP entails and how it differs from traditional contact precautions Which residents are affected and why they’re considered high-risk Implementation strategies, including PPE use during high-contact care activities like dressing, bathing, and wound care Practical challenges and benefits for facilities, staff, and residents Whether you're a nurse, administrator, or infection preventionist, this episode offers essential insights into how long-term care is evolving to meet the challenges of antimicrobial resistance.

In this episode, we dive into the critical issue of antibiotic overprescribing in long-term care. Inappropriate use of antibiotics can lead to serious consequences—like C. diff infections, harmful drug interactions, and antibiotic resistance. For older, more vulnerable residents, these risks can significantly impact their quality of life, limiting their ability to participate in daily activities, social events, and the community around them. Join us as we explore the principles of antibiotic stewardship—a proactive approach to ensuring antibiotics are used only when truly necessary, and in the most effective way possible. It’s all about protecting our residents, improving outcomes, and supporting healthier, more active lives in long-term care.

Staying on schedule during medication pass is one of the most common challenges in long-term care. In this episode, Sue and Denise explore why timely medication administration is critical for resident safety. They also share practical strategies that both leadership and frontline staff can use to improve time management and streamline the med pass process.

For today’s topic, we will be discussing the process of Admitting a Total Parenteral Nutrition (TPN) patient to your facility. We will review what TPN is, when it is typically chosen as a nutritional option for residents, and considerations for needed admission documentation, storage considerations, and general tips for caring for your TPN residents.

In this episode, we will be discussing dehydration in the elderly. We will discuss the prevalence of dehydration in the elderly population, and the importance of prevention and identification of early signs and symptoms that may lead to better outcomes and prevention.  And finally, we will discuss key strategies that will optimize patient safety and improve quality care for our elderly population.

In this episode we will discuss some risk factors for developing osteoporosis, signs and symptoms of osteoporosis, and treatments available after being diagnosis with osteoporosis. .

In this episode, we discuss strategies to incorporate in the daily care of our resident's to reduce or prevent falls, assessment of the resident and the importance of educating the resident to prevent falls.

In this episode, we discuss assessment best practices, the types of pain and how a resident might describe each type of pain, complications of pain, common medications and their side effects. We will also talk about non-pharmacological interventions for pain.

The Center for Disease Control (or CDC) estimates that one third of residents in long term care has heart failure and approximately 1 in 4 persons will develop heart failure in their lifetime. Today, our discussion will cover how to recognize and signs and symptoms of heart failure and understanding the treatment options (and teaching opportunities) in post-acute care settings.

Omnicare nurse experts we will be discussing the safe administration, storage, and handling of Flu vaccines.  According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), an annual influenza vaccine is the "best protection" to reduce the risk of influenza and its potentially serious complications. This information is intended to help provide important guidance toward safe administration, storage, and handling practices for you and your staff.

For today’s topic, we will be discussing depression as it relates to our older population, recognizing signs and symptoms, and nursing assessment & interventions to ensure patient safety and improve patient care.

For today’s topic, we will be discussing psychotropic medications as they relate to nursing considerations for behavior monitoring, side effect tracking, and care planning for the care of your residents taking psychotropic medications.

For today’s topic, we will be discussing chronic kidney disease and nursing considerations for the care of residents with this diagnosis.

For this topic, we will be discussing the importance of anticoagulant therapy, what it is, what to avoid, what to watch for, and what to report.