The Easy Drain bed is a new, fully functional and multi-operational hospital and long-term care bed, designed to let incontinent patients rest without having to wear adult briefs. The bed is fitted with...
Wound app cuts ulcers — and citations
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Kimberly Marselas
Apr 12, 2024
Digital wound care technology led to a 13.1% reduction in pressure injuries a year after 128 facilities in a large skilled nursing chain began using a new platform, according to a large study published...
With Phase 3 guidance nearing, skilled nursing providers advised ‘don’t wait’ on infection preventionist,...
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Kimberly Marselas
Oct 22, 2021
Final, long-awaited guidance related to nursing home Requirements of Participation may soon be here. The rules were fundamentally rewritten and implemented in three phases starting in 2016 but still have...
Striving to be key resource, Sentrics offers new features
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Kimberly Marselas
Nov 01, 2020
In recent months, technology provider Sentrics has rolled out a contact tracing and case management platform, integrated safety lighting capabilities, added entertainment options, and debuted its latest...
New countertop gives users a charge
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Kimberly Marselas
Oct 16, 2019
The Intentek™ Wireless Charging Surface introduced this month by Formica® Laminate integrates charging coils that can wirelessly charge Qi Certified devices that are placed on top of them. Senior living...
Rosetta Stone offers new training set for healthcare
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Kimberly Marselas
Oct 01, 2019
Rosetta Stone Inc., known for its technology-based language learning solutions, has announced the release of a new language training program meant to help medical professionals better communicate with...
CareWorx concert series for senior care debuts this week
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Kimberly Marselas
May 20, 2020
A free, virtual concert series backed by senior care tech companies Cliniconex and CareWorx Fully Managed debuts Thursday on YouTube Live. More than 80 communities had already signed up for Moments for...
Hands-free robotic device aids with rehab
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Kimberly Marselas
Sep 24, 2019
CareOne has introduced REX, its latest rehabilitation technology designed to enhance mobility for people with a wide range of impairments. REX is a hands-free robotic device used to assist with rehabilitation,...
Hackers may have tricked FL worker into giving up info on 30,000 Medicaid patients
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Kimberly Marselas
Jan 09, 2018
Florida officials announced Friday that hackers may have stolen the personal information and medical records of up to 30,000 Medicaid recipients in November.
Verdure planting new life in senior living
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Kimberly Marselas
Jan 28, 2020
Verdure is now marketing its LIVE Moss Wellness Walls to senior living and long-term care settings, touting air quality, mood and staff productivity improvements. The self-sustaining ecosystem uses flowing...