Next round of COVID-coping webinars Tuesday: infection control, skin care, staffing in focus
By
James M. Berklan
Aug 07, 2020
A new McKnight’s Online Forum focusing on COVID-19 operating strategies will take place Tuesday, Aug. 11, with the first of three CE-bearing webinars kicking off at 10:30 ET.
Online Forum tackles issues of skin integrity, infection control and staffing amid COVID-19 on Tuesday
By
Liza Berger
Aug 07, 2020
McKnight’s is continuing its campaign to provide education about operating successfully under COVID-19 conditions. Its sixth Online Forum on the subject will take place Tuesday (Aug. 11).
Clinical Briefs for Friday, August 7
By
Alicia Lasek
Aug 07, 2020
Potentially inappropriate meds prescribed at ‘high rates’ may increase healthcare visits, costs … Drugmakers ink deal to commercialize promising Parkinson’s drug … Skin disease common in older...
Sepsis a menace for seniors with frailty; reduce antibiotics with care, say experts
By
Alicia Lasek
Jul 27, 2020
A 55-year-old with severe frailty is just as likely to develop sepsis as an non-frail 85-year-old, investigators have found. Prescribers may wish to take note, they say.
Meet Connie Ortega, Hall of Honor inductee
By
James M. Berklan
Jul 24, 2020
Editor’s Note: We are profiling the McKnight’s 2020 Women of Distinction honorees daily through the program’s July 28 online awards ceremony. To register or learn more about this digital celebration,...
Clinical Briefs for Friday, July 24
By
Alicia Lasek
Jul 24, 2020
Point-of-care tests offer more flexibility for facilities, but implementation may pose problems, experts warn … AMDA releases new guidance for managing COVID-19 in skilled nursing facilities … FDA...
Breathability: Driving skin health and comfort in incontinence care
Jul 23, 2020
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Meet Vassar Byrd, Hall of Honor inductee
By
Lois A. Bowers
Jul 09, 2020
Vassar Byrd didn’t start her professional life in senior living. Holding a master’s degree in economics from the London School of Economics, she first spent more than 10 years as an economist for the...
Alas, those pressure injuries may be unavoidable: study
By
Kimberly Marselas
Jul 08, 2020
More than three-fourths of pressure injuries among a large cohort of Italian nursing home residents were categorized as “unavoidable.”It is a finding that strengthens arguments that some skin breakdown...
Unsafe movements pose skin-care risks
By
Kimberly Marselas
Jul 08, 2020
While immobile residents may be at risk of skin injury from sustained pressure, a new study reveals those with limited mobility may be at additional risk because they make unexpected and often unsafe movements.