Coining the “Call for Heroes” campaign, Geri-Care is honoring one veteran a month with an event to commemorate their heroic actions.
CPAP nightstands created to store equipment
Nov 08, 2017
Continuous Positive Airway Pressure machines can be challenging to store, so a furniture company has created a specific nightstand designed for those with sleep apnea.
Feed the patient and starve the wound
By
John Hall
Nov 06, 2017
There’s new thinking around the role that good nutrition plays in healing ulcers
A quantum leap for iN2L
By
Jack York
Nov 03, 2017
I’ve been amazed at the dedication and passion of so many in senior living.
Shining a light on domestic violence within your staff
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Nov 01, 2017
Domestic abuse can harm a workplace from the outside, with victims reporting higher rates of lost productivity, absenteeism and difficulty focusing on work due to their abuse. In nursing homes, domestic...
Nursing home win: Florida judge nixes governor’s emergency generator rule
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Oct 30, 2017
Florida Gov. Rick Scott’s (R) emergency mandates for generators in nursing homes and assisted living facilities was shut down Friday by an administrative law judge, who slammed the rules as “invalid...
A natural evolution of the MDS coordinator: Nurse Informaticist
By
Steven Littlehale
Oct 27, 2017
Jennifer Gross, BSN, RN-BC, RAC-CT, fascinates me. Most recently, she completed a graduate certificate program in informatics, a subject that is playing a critical role in the explosion of health information...
‘Complete management failure’ led to Hollywood Hills nursing home deaths, CMS official says
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Oct 26, 2017
Recent hurricanes in Texas, Florida and Puerto Rico have led to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services wanting to boost its emergency preparedness plans nationwide for future natural disasters, an...
New osteoarthritis joint pain reliever debuts
Oct 24, 2017
Vizuri Consumer Healthcare has announced the commercial launch of PainBloc24TM, a 24-hour overt-the-counter topical pain reliever for osteoarthritis joint pain.
Therapy app address mental healthcare
Oct 24, 2017
LARKR, a mental health app that provides talk therapy, has officially launched in the Apple® App Store.