Nursing home CNA suspended over inappropriate resident Snapchats
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Mar 30, 2017
A certified nursing assistant at a Texas nursing home has been suspended after an acquaintance reported inappropriate videos of a resident posted to the employee’s Snapchat.
A recently developed skin graft treatment may help speed up the healing process for chronic wounds like pressure sores and diabetic ulcers — and keep them from coming back.
Ask the legal expert … about personal liability insurance
By
John Durso
Jun 01, 2014
Do you think nursing home or CCRC staff members should have their own personal liability insurance?
AMDA to allow NPs, physician assistants as full members
By
Elizabeth Newman
Apr 01, 2014
The American Medical Director’s Association has a new name and will now allow nurse practitioners and physician’s assistants full membership.
New guide on prescribing controlled substances in long-term care issued
Aug 25, 2010
Physicians and other prescribers now have better guidance to get through stringent regulations on prescribing controlled substances in long-term care. It comes in the form of a new tip sheet, developed...
60 Seconds with… Alan Rosenbloom, president, Alliance for Quality Nursing Home Care
Jan 13, 2006
Q: Clearly problems existed between the Alliance and AHCA. How does that stand?
A: My view is one of cautious optimism. The relationship between the Alliance and AHCA is strengthening rather than weakening....
AARP’S policy wizard — John Rother, director of policy
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Liza Berger
May 11, 2005
To say John Rother has been busy lately would be an understatement.
As director of policy and strategy at AARP, the largest seniors organization in the world, Rother has crafted some critical healthcare...
Q&A with Charles Roadman II, retiring chief of AHCA
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Haymarket Media
Jun 16, 2004
After undergoing knee surgery to treat an old gymnastics injury and wrapping up other affairs this summer, Charles Roadman II plans to retire to San Antonio, TX, to be closer to his two sons and other...
Nursing home tries its own version of Make a Wish to bring joy to residents’ lives
By
Marty Stempniak
Sep 05, 2018
Sometimes it can be difficult for nursing homes to tease out individual resident’s wants and wishes. Even group activities may not hit the sweet spot.
Ask the Care Expert about … urinary tract infections
By
Sherrie Dornberger
Apr 05, 2017
I hear there is a change with urinary tract infections and that there needs to be a bunch of criteria now before we can say someone has a UTI. Is this true?