It turns out that social isolation and loneliness are more harmful to a person’s health than smoking 15 cigarettes a day. Social support is also a greater factor in an individual’s overall health and wellbeing than obesity, high blood pressure, alcoholism, and high cholesterol. Research suggests that patients with social...
Author: SitByCare Editorial
Improving Care, One Smile at a Time
Care facilities play a crucial role in maintaining the wellbeing of their residents. Both their physical and psychological health are in the hands of staff caregivers who devote themselves to ensuring their patients get the best care possible. They monitor medication schedules, response to...
Long-Term Care and Quality of Life
Policies in long-term care facilities tend to focus on technical quality in nursing care rather than on the residents’ quality of life (QoL).1 Lack of attention paid to residents’ QoL can be intensified by understaffing and by resident-to-staff ratios.2 In some facilities, there are...