Medline converts factory for sanitizer production to combat coronavirus
By
Kimberly Marselas
Mar 25, 2020
Medline Tuesday announced plans to redeploy its manufacturing capabilities in Hartland, WI, to produce hand sanitizer. Teams are modifying equipment and ventilation systems for the new line so the company...
Prevention of common nursing home infections hinges on ADL care, CMS asserts
By
Alicia Lasek
Mar 05, 2020
The agency’s new toolkit aims to support ADL care that is directly connected to preventing infections of the mouth, skin and urinary tract.
Prevention of common nursing home infections keyed on ADL care, CMS asserts
By
Alicia Lasek
Mar 04, 2020
A new, ready-to-use toolkit shows direct-care providers how ADL care prevents infections of the skin, urinary tract and pneumonia.
Researchers: We need better skin-failure terms, concepts
By
Kimberly Marselas
Mar 04, 2020
Despite increasing acceptance of skin failure, more understanding is needed to address risk factors and advance more rigorous analysis, according to researchers.
Ask the treatment expert: How to better handle medical leave?
By
Jeri Lundgren
Mar 04, 2020
Our wound care nurse unexpectedly went on medical leave, which left us struggling to fill her role. How can we prevent this from happening again?
Reader Poll: “What is the best ‘non-standard’ benefit or perk at your job?”
Mar 02, 2020
“What is the best ‘non-standard’ benefit or perk at your job?”
Incontinence care generates cost, assessment concerns
By
John Hall
Mar 02, 2020
Providers need to stay focused on maintaining residents’ dignity and preventing skin complications.
Devices marketed as CPAP sanitizers may be unsafe, FDA warns
By
Alicia Lasek
Feb 28, 2020
Devices that claim to disinfect and sanitize CPAP machines with ozone gas and UV light are tied to health risks, the agency says.
Arthritis pain treatment approved for OTC use
By
Alicia Lasek
Feb 20, 2020
A prescription-strength nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory gel for arthritis is the first of its kind to be approved for over-the-counter use in the United States.
Skyline operators stole $2M from employees, lawsuit claims
By
Danielle Brown
Feb 06, 2020
A newly filed lawsuit has accused the former operators of New Jersey-based nursing home chain Skyline Health Care of stealing more than $2 million from employees.