Nursing home fined for not reporting fall that led to death of a facility founder, expects restitution...
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Kimberly Marselas
Feb 09, 2018
A Massachusetts nursing home where a resident fell and was shuffled back to bed without an official report was issued a $140,000 fine following the man’s death. The facility says it expects to be...
CDC endorses new shingles vaccine for people over 50
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Kimberly Marselas
Feb 09, 2018
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has endorsed a new recombinant zoster vaccine for shingles prevention in those over 50, saying it is more effective than a live attenuated version.
E-prescribing grows up
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Kimberly Marselas
Feb 08, 2018
Accountability and better, user-friendly systems encourage a new wave of e-prescribing adoptions among long-term care providers, despite old challenges
Hoist sling materials can reduce pressure ulcer risk
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Kimberly Marselas
Feb 08, 2018
Staff often leave patients who use wheelchairs seated on the hoist slings required to get them there.
Polyfoam dressing curbs PU incidence
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Kimberly Marselas
Feb 08, 2018
An adhesive, polyurethane foam dressing can help prevent the onset of pressure ulcers at the sacrum of elderly patients with hip fracture, an Italian study shows.
Study: RNs better trained to identify high-risk Rx errors
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Kimberly Marselas
Feb 08, 2018
Registered nurses may be more likely than licensed practical nurses to identify high-risk medication errors in nursing homes, new research suggests.
Training feasible even when cash is tight
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Kimberly Marselas
Feb 08, 2018
Videoconferencing is one of the best ways to make ongoing education for geriatric workers more feasible, a study at a for-profit skilled nursing facility in Chicago shows.
A Day In the Life: Taking a walk on the virtual side
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Kimberly Marselas
Feb 08, 2018
As the leaves were falling outside Ebenezer Minneapolis last fall, a new reality was taking hold inside.
A national preventive program that promotes evidence-based infection prevention and control practices can curb the risk of infection by streamlining the dissemination of information to nursing home staff.
Nurses modify meds as ‘necessary evil’
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Kimberly Marselas
Feb 08, 2018
A study of geriatric care nurses found that many still crush medications, split doses or otherwise modify orally administered medicines — a practice they see as helping patients with swallowing difficulties,...