CMS reports ‘sharp’ drop in avoidable hospitalizations among long-term care residents
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Jan 19, 2017
The rate of potentially avoidable hospitalizations among dual-eligible long-term care residents fell by nearly a third in recent years, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services reported on Tuesday.
Former SNF nurse pleads guilty to stealing morphine, replacing it with saline
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Jan 12, 2017
A former employee of a Massachusetts skilled nursing facility pleaded guilty on Tuesday to charges that she stole morphine from the facility and replaced some of it with saline.
Ask the Treatment Expert about … pressure injury assessments
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Rosalyn Jordan, RN, BSN, MSc, CWOCN, WCC
Jan 06, 2017
Why are formalized pressure injury risk assessments so important?
Skin cell communication key to wound healing, study says
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John Hall
Jan 06, 2017
Medical science may be getting closer to developing better treatments that cause damaged skin in the elderly to repair itself more quickly.
Latest cleaning alternative fits like a glove
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Elizabeth Newman
Jan 06, 2017
SCA has added its Tena Bathing Glove as an option for U.S. long-term care facilities. As an alternative to soap and water, it is the first pre-moistened, disposable bath glove for professional caregivers,...
Winners in doubt
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John Hall
Dec 06, 2016
No rest for weary providers in the battle to beat germs in long-term care settings
Ask the Treatment Expert about … pressure injury prevention
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Rosalyn Jordan, RN, BSN, MSc, CWOCN, WCC
Dec 06, 2016
On the heels of Pressure Injury Prevention Day (November 17), what are the most important measures for pressure injury prevention?
CDC: Contaminated syringes may be causing blood infections in nursing homes
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Emily Mongan
Nov 17, 2016
Contaminated syringes may have caused more than 150 bloodstream infections across several states, with long-term care residents being disproportionately hit, the Centers for Disease Control said last week.
Ask the Treatment Expert about … epibole
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Rosalyn Jordan, RN, BSN, MSc, CWOCN, WCC
Nov 05, 2016
I’ve heard the term epibole used for wound healing but don’t understand exactly what it is, how to recognize it or what the proper treatment is. Can you explain?
The pressure’s on
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Kimberly Marselas
Nov 05, 2016
New skin injury standards may lead to clinical clarity but they also present myriad questions about billing and liability issues for many long-term care providers