Lifespace Communities nets Gold in Tech Awards for safety-driven expansion
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Kimberly Marselas
Oct 02, 2020
Editor’s Note: The 2020 winners of the McKnight’s Excellence in Technology Awards are being announced daily through Oct. 6. Skilled Care track winners are being announced here by McKnight’s Long-Term...
Feverish COVID-19 patients must be cool under pressure
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Kimberly Marselas
Oct 01, 2020
Pressure-relieving dressings or cushions used on COVID-19-patients running fevers should allow for the release of heat to promote an ideal microclimate.
More evidence of LEDs for wound healing
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Kimberly Marselas
Oct 01, 2020
Low-level light therapy commonly used for cosmetic purposes is effective in treating acute wounds and diabetic foot ulcers, according to multiple studies over several years, according to two systematic...
Evidence grows for benefits of digital contact tracing
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Kimberly Marselas
Oct 01, 2020
A digital contact tracing simulation reduced long-term care COVID-19 cases by 52% more than when using screening and other manual control efforts.
Analytics platform adds key benchmarks
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Kimberly Marselas
Oct 01, 2020
Electronic medical records provider Casamba has added national benchmarks to its analytics platform, allowing customers to compare their performance to that of other skilled nursing peers in more than...
Hearthstone Nursing and Rehab nabs Tech Awards Gold with smart staffing solution
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Kimberly Marselas
Oct 01, 2020
Editor’s Note: The 2020 winners of the McKnight’s Excellence in Technology Awards are being announced daily through Oct. 6. Skilled Care track winners are being announced here by McKnight’s Long-Term...
Sondra Norder is controlling the narrative
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Kimberly Marselas
Oct 01, 2020
Sondra Norder, President and CEO of St. Paul Elder Services
ProMedica Senior Care garners Gold in Tech Awards for expanding transitional call program
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Kimberly Marselas
Sep 30, 2020
Editor’s Note: The 2020 winners of the McKnight’s Excellence in Technology Awards are being announced daily through Oct. 6. Skilled Care track winners are being announced here by McKnight’s Long-Term...
AMFM’s telehealth initiative earns McKnight’s Tech Awards Gold Award
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Kimberly Marselas
Sep 29, 2020
A small chain of nursing homes operating throughout West Virginia, AMFM, previously had considered incorporating virtual medicine into its operations but found the options unsatisfactory.
LTC pharmacists expect to play major role in COVID-19 vaccine distribution, administration
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Kimberly Marselas
Sep 13, 2020
America’s long-term care pharmacists are preparing to play a major role in the distribution and administration of a COVID-19 vaccine, from moving vials to facilities to educating providers on packaging...