Something interesting I’m finding in many facilities, and let me tell you, I’m a little upset over it.  Apparently, there are nursing home administrators out there that are telling their facilities that no resident can have mental health services while they’re on Medicare Part A.  What?  This is a terrible management decision.  If your administrator or your company is doing this, tell them I’m taking their keys...

Do you have residents yelling their heads off? Wandering excessively into the wrong rooms? Elopements? Resisting care? Exhibiting sexually inappropriate behaviors?  Or, maybe even a new resident-to-resident altercation each day?  Then, I hate to break it to you, but maybe your behavior management program needs a little overhaul .  Here are a few questions to ask yourself to  help evaluate your program. (1) Who’s tracking your...