There is an old saying: “Just because there’s snow on the roof doesn’t mean there’s not fire in the furnace.” The idea that older adults, even those in a nursing home, continue to have sexual desires and urges isn’t new, but there continue to be...
When older adults are sexually active, they are at risk for sexually transmitted infections (STIs). In fact, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), in the age 65-plus population STIs have more than doubled in the last...
Sexual activity can be an integral part of people’s lives, and this does not necessarily change when people enter a long-term care facility. Occupational therapists (OTs) have a critical role in the adaptation of sexual activity to meet the desires...
The American Society of Consultant Pharmacists (ASCP) has always valued its student members, encouraging students to volunteer and participate in any of the multiple committees within the society. Currently, there are 65 ASCP student chapters in all...
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services announced the Making Care Primary (MCP) model which aims to provide high-quality primary care through better coordination across care providers, including primary care, specialists, social services,...
Question: As a post-acute and long-term care (PALTC) clinician, I have received pushback from my facility leadership around asking my residents about their pronouns and around trying to educate our nursing staff on gender identity and health issues...
Many of our readers may have heard about the new one-time, eight-hour training requirement focused on opioid treatment and management for all practitioners registered with the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), which came into effect on June 27...
Dating back to the inception of Medicare and Medicaid in the United States, older adults who required health and supportive care beyond what could be provided in a private home had little choice other than to move to a nursing home. In the ensuing...
Michelle Zinnert, CAE, has the skills and experience that are much in demand in the corporate world, but don’t expect to find her in the office of a Fortune 500 company. “I have worked in nonprofit management my whole career. I’ve always sought work...
