U.S. life expectancy goes up for the first time since 2014 … FDA to review skin patch therapy for Alzheimer’s … U.S. outperforms peers in flu vaccination among seniors, underperforms in other healthcare...
Misconceptions in incontinence: Helping your residents be happier and healthier
By
Brianna Maguire
Jan 21, 2020
If your residents are managing incontinence, providing the best information is critical. Correcting misconceptions and misuses leads to lower costs, less laundry and, most importantly, healthier people....
PDGM: What SNF operators need to know
By
Renee Kinder
Jan 02, 2020
New Year, new reimbursement model … for our home health counterparts, that is. Think the changes will not impact you? Think again.
December 2019 Skin Care & Incontinence Buyer’s Source
Dec 10, 2019
December 2019 Skin Care & Incontinence Buyer’s Source
Outsmarting HAIs
By
Amy Novotney
Dec 05, 2019
As infection control and prevention continues to be the most frequently cited F-tag in surveys, experts share their tips for managing healthcare-acquired infections.
How to do it … Complex resident areas
By
John Hall
Dec 05, 2019
Designing special care areas entails far more than four walls, a bed and medical equipment. Considering the needs for caregivers, as well as the usual ebb and flow of family and guests — both expected...
Patient’s skin may close venous ulcers
By
Kimberly Marselas
Dec 04, 2019
A pilot of a new cellular and tissue-based product derived from a patient’s own skin showed promise in closing venous stasis leg ulcers (VLUs), even after conventional treatments had failed. Researchers...
Ask the treatment expert: What causes diabetic ulcers?
By
Jeri Lundgren
Dec 04, 2019
What causes diabetic ulcers?
AMT introduces UriCap for patients in long-term care
By
Kimberly Marselas
Dec 04, 2019
American Medical Technologies, a provider of wound care solutions for post-acute environments, has partnered with TillaCare to introduce an innovative external urine collection device for managing female...
Drug may slow skin aging, study finds
By
Alicia Lasek
Nov 28, 2019
A drug approved to prevent organ rejection reduces aging markers in adult hands, a new study has found.