Atmosphere-monitoring system detects incontinence events
By
Kimberly Marselas
Apr 22, 2020
Sensor Technologies’ new remote-sensing product, WREN, continuously monitors the atmospheric conditions of a room to detect incontinence events. Short for Watch, Respond, Evaluate and Notify, WREN continually...
SNFs, senior housing could become investor favorites
By
Danielle Brown
Nov 10, 2021
An uptake in activity could be on the horizon for the skilled nursing and seniors housing market after the sectors enjoyed positive signs of recovery during the third quarter, according to an investment...
Resident satisfaction rates have improved and health survey citations are declining in skilled nursing facilities, according to a new quality of care report.
Providers: Death total would rise if nursing homes forced to admit COVID-19 patients
By
Danielle Brown
Mar 30, 2020
Providers are taking a stand against efforts that call on nursing homes to accept all discharged hospital patients regardless of their COVID-19 status as a means to increase bed capacity at hospitals.
Stay on guard: Vaccinated residents remain susceptible to outbreaks, French nursing home studies reveal
By
Alicia Lasek
Jul 13, 2021
Vaccinations and infection control measures may not entirely protect nursing homes from COVID-19 outbreaks — especially when staff members are unvaccinated, according to two new studies from France.
Study: Just 2 weeks of telemonitoring improved incontinence care
By
Tim Mullaney
Feb 06, 2014
By using a telemonitoring system for a short time, nursing home caregivers were able to notably improve incontinence management, according to a new study out of Australia.
Family affair: Father, son get first COVID vaccinations together at NY nursing home
By
Danielle Brown
Jan 20, 2021
A son and his father are both breathing a sigh of relief after they were able to get their first COVID-19 vaccine shot together at a New York skilled nursing facility.
Feature: All together now
By
John Hall
Feb 01, 2014
Rehabilitation professionals still are navigating challenges of providing group, concurrent therapies in a world that has come to value individual therapy more
HHS Secretary: Expect tweaks to nursing home rating system
Mar 18, 2010
The nation’s first nursing home rating system is an important tool for consumers, but changes can be expected, said the country’s highest health official on Tuesday. Health and Human Services...
Study: Monitors lead to better turning practices
By
Kimberly Marselas
May 21, 2019
Visual monitors that cued staff to reposition nursing home residents every two hours led to more frequent turning in a study of a 120-bed nursing home.