Over the past three decades, the importance of registered nurse (“RN”) job satisfaction has been significantly highlighted, as job dissatisfaction leads to higher turnover rates and a decrease of RN’s in the workforce. A shortage of RNs in California and particularly in San Diego nursing homes, have resulted in not…
Often times, what begins as an estimated two week visit to a Skilled Nursing Facility for rehabilitative services after a serious injury or surgery turns into an extended stay. Post-injury patients with cognitive disabilities face the greatest risk for lengthy stays at nursing homes. According to a recent study, specifically…
As of late, our nation has concerned itself with the widespread nature of obesity; however, this has resulted in inadequate attention to the problem of malnutrition or under-nutrition. Unfortunately, protein under-nutrition and malnutrition is regularly plaguing elderly residents of nursing facilities in California. A recent article by John E. Morley…