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May Brings Mental Health Month and Nurses Month

May Brings Mental Health Month and Nurses Month

by Amanda Rigsby | May 12, 2020 | Advice, For Facilities, For Providers, Guest Posts, Live Well

Mental Health Month and National Nurses Month are coinciding this May, and at a very appropriate time. Nurses and other healthcare workers are making enormous sacrifices during the COVID-19 pandemic, including their mental health. Encounter Telepsychiatry, a division...
Anti-Psychotic Drug Reduction

Anti-Psychotic Drug Reduction

by Amanda Rigsby | Sep 11, 2019 | Advice, For Facilities, For Families, For Providers, Holistic Mental Health, Live Well, News, Uncategorized

Encounter Telehealth has conducted an analysis of 40 partner skilled nursing facilities in Iowa, and we are proud to announce a 6.7% drop in anti-psychotic drug use among skilled nursing facility patients between 2015 and 2018 in Iowa, alone. The analysis shows the...
Covering Out-of-Pocket Costs Associated with Alzheimer’s Care

Covering Out-of-Pocket Costs Associated with Alzheimer’s Care

by Amanda Rigsby | Aug 20, 2018 | For Families, Guest Posts

Photo by rawpixel.com from Pexels   Nearly 44 million American seniors currently suffer from Alzheimer’s disease. Treatment and care for Alzheimer’s can end up costing an annual average of $56,800. And while Medicare or private insurance may cover some costs, 60...

Challenges and Strategies in Psychiatric Patient Treatment at Skilled Nursing Facilities

by Amanda Rigsby | May 29, 2018 | For Facilities, For Providers, News

We found Dr. Robert Figlerski’s list of challenges and strategies in treating psychiatric patients in a long-term care setting, originally published in McKnight’s Long-Term Care News, enlightening.   Challenges: Demographic shifts—when staff training doesn’t keep...

Merrymakers Association: Serving Omaha Nursing Home Residents for 32 Years

by Amanda Rigsby | May 2, 2018 | For Facilities, For Families, Holistic Mental Health, Live Well, News

A group of performers and musicians enters a nursing home, often greeting residents individually, by name. When they start to play, the effect is transformative. Some clap their hands. Others sing along. Everyone is moved.   The performance has benefits even...
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