Why Narcan is Needed in Long-Term Care

August 30, 2024 | Kelseanne Breder PhD, PMHNP-BC

Prof. Kelseanna Breder wrote a column for McKnight’s Long-Term Care News on the existing restrictions and limited access to Narcan in community residences and nursing homes, despite the prevalence of opioid use and overdose among older adults.

The Road to Community Service: Benefits to the Community and the Volunteers

July 9, 2024 | Stacen Keating, PhD, MS, RN Clinical Associate Professor, NYU Meyers Assistant Director of Community Health, HIGN

The road to community service can go in a number of different directions. For example, high school and college students may volunteer to help older adults in their neighborhood with various activities such as shopping and transport to medical appointments.

Optimizing CNAs in Age-Friendly Delirium Care

June 14, 2024 | Shih-Yin Lin PhD, MPH

Certified nursing assistants (CNAs) are the backbone to most long-term care organizations. In addition to national efforts to increase CNA wages and benefits and standardize CNA career pathway models currently underway, nursing homes adopting age-friendly care can embrace opportunities to empower and advance the role of CNAs.

Addressing Loneliness and Social Isolation: LGBTQ+ Older Adults Perspective

June 11, 2024 | Fidelindo Lim CCRN, DNP, FAAN Clinical Associate Professor and Program Director

On May 3, 2024, the Office of the Surgeon General issued an advisory, sounding the alarm about the devastating impact of the loneliness and isolation epidemic in the United States.