Dining Takes Center Stage in Health Care Communities

  Health care communities are making person-centered dining programs the center of attraction! Nursing homes and assisted living facilities alike are embracing the concept of changing their internal culture from institutional-based care to person-centered care… Read More

It’s been a while since I last blogged about our efforts to assist the hospital in Port au Prince Haiti. The nurse we were working with has moved back to the U.S., but continues to… Read More

Picture this: Disaster strikes… Your pre-prepared emergency plan is in place, your staff has been trained. But when the time comes the plan falls apart because emergency services can’t get in to help you—and you… Read More

Despite the fact that it has been more than a year after the devastating earthquake in Haiti, people there are still in desperate need of help. It’s amazing to realize that even a small donation… Read More

The Institute of Medication (IOM) of the National Academies, Food and Nutrition Board released new recommendations for vitamin D and calcium on November 30, 2010. Health claims have been made forcancer prevention, diabetes, falls, preeclampsia, and… Read More

Hot Topics in Nutrition Care for Older Adults from ADA FNCE 2010  The American Dietetic Association (ADA) held its annual Food and Nutrition Conference and Exhibition (FNCE) in Boston November 6-9, 2010. It was a… Read More

The long awaited MDS 3.0 is finally here and all nursing homes must be ready to implement on October 1, 2010. That means a whole new process and many changes in data collection, interview process,… Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. (PRWEB) MAY 30, 2009 One to three million people develop pressure ulcers (commonly known as bed sores) in the U.S. each year. Pressure ulcers reduce overall quality of life by causing pain and suffering…Read More

Akron, OH, August 6th, 2007—Becky Dorner, RD, LD has been awarded the 2007 Excellence in Practice Award for Consultation & Business Practice by the American Dietetic Association (ADA). Becky Dorner, RD, LD, is the President/Founder… Read More