It is well-known that caregiving for any condition is a challenge in many ways. Physically, caregiving can be exhausting and painful. Emotionally, it can result in stress, burnout and even…
Author: Dr. Jim Collins
What Affects Nursing Assistant’s Well Being?
Happy employees make happy residents, right? It has become clearer that attention needs to be paid to the health and wellness of nursing assistants in senior care. They form the…
What is Alexithymia and Why You Should Care
I recently came across a disorder that I haven’t heard of before, and I thought I knew them all. It’s called “alexithymia” and people who have it have difficulty identifying…
An Okinawan Diet in Senior Care?
Based on the work of Dan Buettner and work in the “Blue Zones” in places like Okinawa, Japan, we have learned a lot about engaging our longevity genes by eating…
Electroconvulsive Therapy (ECT) and How Patients Feel About It
A controversial and stigmatized psychiatric practice in which volts of electricity are passed through the patient’s brain for a brief amount of time, electroconvulsive therapy has a long and interesting…
Have You Ever Wondered How Nursing Assistants Cope with Job Challenges?
A recent study published in The Gerontologist examined the effects of emotional labor, relationships with residents, families and supervisors and how nursing assistants cope with their jobs. Nursing assistants provide…