Experts ‘come clean’ on infection control issues, stressing the need for better adherence to standard handling precautions.
How to do it… Wander care
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Haymarket Media
Aug 07, 2006
With the number of residents with Alzheimer’s disease and other forms of dementia expected to skyrocket in the coming years, providers will continue to face challenges from wanderers. Conducting...
Providers hail new quality improvement bill
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Haymarket Media
Aug 07, 2006
Providers are hailing the introduction of the “Long Term Care Quality and Modernization Act of 2006” as an important step toward resolving key problems for themselves and their residents. Sen....
Report: Employers offering workers more eldercare benefits
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Haymarket Media
Aug 04, 2006
Eldercare benefits are creeping closer to those offered for child care from the nation’s employers, according to a report in the Wall Street Journal. About 1 in 4 companies offers basic eldercare...
Nursing homes not ready for next storms, officials say
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Haymarket Media
Aug 01, 2006
Despite the wealth of experience gained from last year’s hurricane season, state and federal officials have found that less than half of the nursing homes in hurricane prone areas of Louisiana are...
Report: Long-term care could suffer from immigration crackdown
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Haymarket Media
Jul 27, 2006
Could closing the Mexican border affect the elder care industry? One report says yes.
How to do it … Incontinence care
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Haymarket Media
Jul 10, 2006
A nursing facility’s stake in achieving proper incontinence care is huge. More than 60% of residents suffer from some kind of urinary incontinence, making it the activity of daily living (ADL) most...
QIOs improve healthcare, stakeholders say
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Haymarket Media
Jun 23, 2006
Three-fourths of major healthcare stakeholders find that quality improvement organizations (QIOs) improve healthcare, according to a recent survey.
Majority of nursing home “customers” recommend their facility
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Haymarket Media
Jun 21, 2006
Results of a new customer satisfaction survey indicate most residents and family members of residents in nursing homes are satisfied with their facility.
Incontinence feature — F-315: Tag daze
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Liza Berger
Jun 12, 2006
A year later, facilities are still struggling to adapt to new incontinence care guidelines. More citations may occur.