How can we best use and clean slings for our facility’s lifts?
Ask the care expert: Do other facilities take pictures of other conditions, like bruises?
By
Sherrie Dornberger
Feb 02, 2020
We have a disagreement regarding the taking of photos at our facility. We take pictures of open wounds only. Do other facilities take pictures of other conditions, like bruises?
Ask the care expert .. about drug diversion
By
Sherrie Dornberger
Apr 06, 2015
Early identification of diversion and abuse benefits everyone involved. However, don’t jump to conclusions before you are sure of the actions that are making you uncomfortable.
Ask the care expert about … bed recommendations and entrapment
By
Sherrie Dornberger
Sep 05, 2018
We are updating our beds and are possibly adding an assessment to be sure our residents are not at risk for entrapment. Do you have any guidelines for bed recommendations?
Ask the Care Expert: Taking pictures of wounds
By
Sherrie Dornberger
Feb 05, 2019
There is a whole open can of worms concerning photos, with some corporations wanting photos of everything, and some forbidding photos.
Ask the Care Expert about … wandering residents
By
Sherrie Dornberger
Aug 09, 2017
Do you have any special recommendations for preparations pertaining to wanderers?
Ask the Care Expert about… mini-mental state exams
By
Sherrie Dornberger
Nov 05, 2015
We have a dementia unit and currently use a mini-mental state examination on our admissions. We have heard the mini-mental may not be the best test — do you know of any other that may be better?
Ask the care expert: a few pointers on treating obese residents
Ask the care expert … about screening for sex offenders
By
Sherrie Dornberger
Mar 02, 2013
Our facility has been doing more screening for new employees to protect our residents and current staff. We were thinking about checking potential employees to be sure they are not on a sex offender website....
Ask the care expert … about INRs
By
Sherrie Dornberger
Apr 01, 2014
We have quite a few residents on INRs (with a diagnosis of Atrial Fibrillation) that we cannot regulate as hard as we try. Do you have any suggestions we should look at?