Image created using the latest GPT. News The Home Health Caseload Crisis: When Politics Trump Patient Safety A damning look at how arbitrary staffing ratios and workplace favoritism are putting vulnerable patients at risk We fought tooth and nail for ICU nurse-to-patient ratios because we knew that one overwhelmed nurse couldn't safely monitor two critical patients, let alone three or four. The evidence was clear: By Eric Aguila BSN, RN GERO-BC • 6 min read
Image created using the latest GPT model. geriatrics When Is It Time to Take the Keys Away? Helping Parents Transition from Driving to Being Driven Editor’s note: This article was originally published by the MedReport Foundation on June 27, 2025. It started with a call from my cousin, Bong. “I followed my dad again. He ran a stop sign, almost hit the curb turning onto Commonwealth, and then couldn’t park. I don’t By Eric Aguila BSN, RN GERO-BC • 4 min read
Image created using the latest GPT model. geriatrics Do You Suck or Blow? Rethinking Incentive Spirometry Editor’s note: This article was originally published by the MedReport Foundation on June 27, 2025. As nurses, we've all been there, entering a patient's room during rounds, glancing at the bedside table, and spotting that familiar plastic breathing device sitting there in all its glory. By Eric Aguila BSN, RN GERO-BC • 8 min read
Image created using the latest GPT model. geriatrics Don't let your parents trip: 10 Steps to protect your parents from doing the accidental floor hug Editor’s note: This article was originally published by the MedReport Foundation on June 9, 2025. I just had a chat with my mom in Michigan- she's turning 80 tomorrow! She recently returned from a vacation, and while on vacation, she stumbled over a 2-inch lip on the By Eric Aguila BSN, RN GERO-BC • 6 min read
geriatrics Will our kids look after us in our golden years? Editor’s note: This article was originally published by the MedReport Foundation on April 6, 2025. A famous American actor, Gene Hackman, and his spouse, Betsy Arakawa, a well-known classical pianist, were recently found dead in their New Mexico home. The autopsy and investigation concluded that the late actor, who By Eric Aguila BSN, RN GERO-BC • 7 min read
