Epilepsy in Assisted Living or Nursing Care: Questions About a Seizure Plan
Seizures vary widely. A good residential plan tells staff what this resident’s seizures look like, what to do, what not to do, and when emergency help is required.
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Nursing Home Care for a Person With a Spinal Cord Injury
Spinal cord injury can involve much more than wheelchair access. Use this nursing-home checklist to assess daily clinical and functional capability.
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Senior Living After an Amputation: What to Verify Before a Move
A prosthesis is only one part of daily function after amputation. Use this checklist to verify whether the next care setting works safely with and without the prosthesis.
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ALS and Residential Care: Questions About Progressive Support Needs
ALS may progressively affect walking, speaking, swallowing, and breathing. Use this placement checklist to evaluate whether a setting can keep pace with changing support needs.
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Choosing Senior Care for Someone With Multiple Sclerosis
MS can affect strength, balance, vision, sensation, cognition, and endurance in different combinations. Use this placement checklist to compare actual support needs rather than the diagnosis alone.
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When Memory Care Recommends One-to-One Supervision
A memory-care community may tell a family that a resident now needs “one-to-one supervision.”
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Choosing a Memory-Care Program That Can Adapt as Communication Changes
Memory-care communication needs can change substantially over time.
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How to Review a Memory-Care Behavior Log With Staff
A behavior log can be useful—or useless.
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Memory Care After a Hospital Stay: Restoring Familiar Routines
A hospital stay can disrupt sleep, mobility, medication routines, eating, toileting, and orientation.
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How to Prepare Memory-Care Staff for a Resident’s Trauma Triggers
A person with dementia may react strongly to a tone of voice, touch, room setup, uniform, gender, closed door, loud sound, or care task because it connects to a past traumatic experience.
