Ask the wound care expert … about moisture-associated skin damage
By
Fatima Naqvi, MD
Jul 23, 2024
What should I know about moisture-associated skin damage?
Ask the nursing expert … about emergency preparedness and cybersecurity
By
Amy Stewart
Jul 23, 2024
We are updating our emergency preparedness plan. What is often overlooked?
Frontline workers key to operators’ AI integrations
By
Amy Novotney
Jul 23, 2024
Artificial intelligence is starting to be adopted across the long-term care industry, for everything from staff and resident recruitment to operational improvement. But a new report suggests that the all-too-common...
Wearables can help track loneliness in LTC
By
Amy Novotney
Jul 23, 2024
Wearable Bluetooth devices can shed light on the care that nursing home residents are receiving and identify those most in need of social contact, according to new research with more than 250 older adults...
Ask the payment expert … about iQIES
By
Eleisha Wilkes, RN, RAC-CTA, RAC-CT, DNS-CT
Jul 23, 2024
Is iQIES going away next year?
Ask the legal expert … about OIG audits
By
Norris Cunningham
Jul 23, 2024
Why is the OIG auditing the accuracy of falls data from MDS assessments submitted by nursing homes?
Impassioned leaders celebrated at McKnight’s Women of Distinction gala
By
Kimberly Marselas
Jul 23, 2024
Skilled nursing, senior living and home care leaders celebrated the accomplishments of dozens of professional standouts during the 2024 McKnight’s Women of Distinction Awards and Forum ceremony.
Older adults skip doc appointments due to extreme weather, study finds
By
Kristen Fischer
Jul 22, 2024
Extreme heat is causing more older adults over the age of 65 to miss doctors’ appointments, especially among those with chronic diseases, a new study finds.
Study: Depressed older adults had fewer days alive and at home after hip surgery
By
Kristen Fischer
Jul 22, 2024
People enrolled in Medicare who had depression before their hospitalizations for hip fractures had fewer days alive and at home after hip surgery compared to those who weren’t depressed before their...
Report reveals slight connection between stroke risk, flu shot among older adults
By
Kristen Fischer
Jul 22, 2024
A new study did not uncover evidence of heightened stroke risk among those 65 and up after they received COVID-19 shots. However, it did reveal a link in this population between flu shot and stroke, though...