For the past 16 years, I’ve worked as a psychologist in long-term care and have witnessed the difficulties residents and their families have had adjusting to this strange and unfamiliar environment. That’s why I wrote The Savvy Resident’s Guide: Everything You Wanted to Know About Your Nursing Home Stay But Were Afraid to Ask, now available on Amazon ($13.99 print, $4.99 Kindle). It’s a large-print book for residents (and families, staff, and students) explaining how nursing homes work and how people can make the most of their stays. It’s packed with need-to-know information and straightforward advice from me and my wise resident-narrators. There’s no other book out there like it!
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Buy the book, get for FREE:
· For Families: Essentials for Choosing a Nursing Home (and Becoming Part of the Team) — an audio interview with Dale Carter, $10.99 value
· For Staff Members: Coping with Grief: Conversation with grief expert Courtney Armstrong, LPC — an audio interview, $7.99 value
· Reducing Senior Bullying: Conversation with Bullying Expert Robin Bonifas, PhD, MSW — an audio interview, $10.99 value
For more details, visit: http://mybetternursinghome.com/savvy-guide
For information from the American Psychological Association on Elder Abuse, click on the link below:
What’s a blog carnival? It’s a group of related posts from various blogs, put together by the hosting blog. It allows the viewer to read in depth about a particular topic, and to learn about other blogs in the blogosphere that might be of interest. Eldercare ABC recently hosted two carnivals on eldercare, the Spring edition, and the Premier edition where one of my recent posts can be found.
Facilitating the Transition to the Nursing Home
How to Become a Member of the Treatment Team
How to Advocate for your Loved One
Creating an Effective Family Council
How to Choose a Nursing Home
Celebrating Holidays in a Nursing Home
Discussing Illness, Dying, and Big Decisions
Making a Nursing Home Homey
How to Have Fun in a Nursing Home
Every day as a psychologist in long term care, I make small improvements in the lives of the residents I work with, but there is so much that could be done on a larger scale. I’m hoping this blog will provide a venue for radical change, sharing ideas between nursing homes and their people — staff, residents, families, and friends.
I’m planting a tiny mustard seed and hope to watch it grow.
Stay tuned.
~Eleanor
For All Staff:
Team-Building, One Unit at a Time
Working with Aggressive Residents
Reducing Iatrogenic Depression
How to Conduct Effective Resident Council Meetings
Helping Mentally Ill Residents
Communicating with Residents to Increase Cooperation
How to Conduct Behavioral Rounds
For CNAs:
How to Make Your Job More Manageable
Psychological Tools for Resident Cooperation
For Nurses:
Creating a Team
For Dietary Staff:
The Psychological Importance of Food in the Nursing Home
For Psychologists:
Becoming Part of the Treatment Team
Clinical Issues in Nursing Home Work
Protecting Yourself from Burnout
Making the Most of Your Nursing Home Stay
Having Fun in a Nursing Home
Create Your Own Holidays
Becoming Your Own Advocate
Talking to Family Members about Illness, Dying, and Big Decisions
How to Reclaim the Resident Council