Paraplegic residents require more help to prevent wounds
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Kimberly Marselas
Apr 04, 2019
Skilled nursing residents with paraplegia are more likely to develop pressure ulcers than their quadriplegic counterparts, according to a new study whose authors say providers should pay better attention...
Caution urged with hyaluronic acid use
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Kimberly Marselas
Apr 04, 2019
A small study has found inflammatory lesions worsen with the use of topical hyaluronic acid, and the solution can cause wound deterioration in residents with conditions such as scleroderma.
Study finds SNFs beat home health on readmission rates
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Kimberly Marselas
Apr 04, 2019
Discharge to home was associated with a 5.6% increase in hospital readmissions when compared to patients who went on to skilled nursing settings, according to a massive new data review published in JAMA...
Hi-tech coat fights catheter infections
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Kimberly Marselas
Apr 04, 2019
A new coating for intravascular catheters could help prevent infections with a slow-release drug that prevents MRSA and the development of related biofilms for nearly a month.
Readmission rates are lower for SNF discharges, but not costs
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Kimberly Marselas
Mar 15, 2019
Hospital patients sent to skilled nursing facilities rather than homecare settings are less likely to be readmitted, a new study finds.
Leveraging laundry operations requires providers to take stock of caregiving, cleanliness and capital
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Kimberly Marselas
Mar 07, 2019
In the four Green Houses at Saint Elizabeth Community, the laundry rooms are just down a hall from the main living and dining areas, out of sight but not off-limits to residents and their families.
Wrinkle filler holds promise for wounds, researchers say
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Kimberly Marselas
Mar 07, 2019
Hyaluronic acid has been used to fill in wrinkles since the early 2000s, but Lithuanian researchers are exploring whether its power might be more than skin deep.
Calf exercises rev heart, may save limbs
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Kimberly Marselas
Mar 07, 2019
Specific foot exercises that activate calf muscles have proven to speed healing of venous leg ulcers and diabetic foot ulcers.
6 more years? Good sleeping could hold off chronic illness
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Kimberly Marselas
Mar 07, 2019
Seniors who don’t experience sleep disturbances could expect six years more of good health compared to those who report severe disturbances.
Study: Prioritize diagnosis for dysphagia
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Kimberly Marselas
Mar 07, 2019
A group of researchers in Italy is calling management of dysphagia a priority issue for nursing homes after studying the swallowing disorder and its role in mortality.