Hartmann’s DignityComplete is an adult fitted brief with an extra-absorbent core system that wicks fluid away from the resident’s skin. Diverted fluid transfers into an extra-absorbent layer,...
SNF staff recognized for caring for missing disabled girl with hypothermia
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Feb 27, 2017
Employees at an Ohio nursing home have made headlines for taking in and caring for a 12-year-old girl who disappeared from her home last week and had slept outside in 50-degree temperatures.
New EPS cap prevents tampering
Mar 23, 2010
Complementing its line of TampAlerT tamper-evident syringe caps for luer lock syringes, the new EPS TampAlert Tamper-Evident Cap for Oral Dispensers helps pharmacists and providers offer greater protection...
McKnight’s Online Expo kicks off in two weeks
Mar 07, 2011
The McKnight’s Online Expo is only two weeks away. Long-term care administrators can earn up to five continuing education credits during this two-day event. Coming sessions will examine legal challenges...
State supreme court takes on arbitration agreements
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Oct 02, 2015
A family member must have an explicit right to waive a long-term care resident’s right to a jury trial when signing an arbitration agreement, otherwise it cannot be enforced, the Kentucky Supreme...
Pest control goes ‘green’
Apr 25, 2011
Bird-X announced the company now offers ‘green’ solutions for every pest and bird problem. One example is its GooseBuster. This automated sound system uses four speakers to broadcast sound...
Nursing enrollment up, number of instructors still lacking
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Haymarket Media
Dec 14, 2005
Although enrollment in bachelor’s degree nursing programs rose 13% this year, schools were still forced to turn away more than 32,000 qualified applicants, largely because of a shortage of instructors,...
Flu vaccine surplus? Maybe
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Haymarket Media
Dec 17, 2004
Health officials say that concerns about a flu vaccine shortage may be unnecessarily keeping some people in the high-priority class away from getting vaccinated. In fact, so many Americans have put off...
American-made portable chair does the heavy lifting
Feb 07, 2012
Detecto’s Model 475 chair scale features sturdy steel construction and lift-away armrests for patient assurance and precision weighing. Developed to ensure patient safety and comfort as well as to...
Finger food
Mar 05, 2008
The McKnight’s Online Expo is only three weeks away. When you register for this once-a-year event (to be held March 26-27), you will automatically be entered into a drawing for an iPod touch 16GB....