Former CNA pleads guilty in plot to plan, film resident sexual assaults
By
Phil Brahm
Jun 08, 2016
A former certified nursing assistant could receive 15 years in jail after pleading guilty to allegations he planned to film long-term care residents being sexually assaulted.
When failure is a virtue
By
John O'Connor
Jun 06, 2016
In “My Losing Season,” Pat Conroy’s moving memoir notes how championship teams keep the good times going. They jump up and down when the game ends. They party and have victory dinners...
Reader Poll: What other department would you like to try working in for a day?
Jun 06, 2016
“Dining services. It’s a big component that residents focus on. It would be fun to cook in the kitchen and talk to the seniors in the dining room and see their reactions.”
Targeting a silent killer
By
John Hall
Jun 06, 2016
Infections may be causing up to 300,000 resident deaths in facilities each year. A new federal program hopes to improve assessments and caregiving practices.
Ask the Treatment Expert about … improve wound documentation
By
Rosalyn Jordan, RN, BSN, MSc, CWOCN, WCC
Jun 06, 2016
Information sharing is essential to promote quality wound care. Although there are no national, state or local regulations related to wound care documentation, individual skilled nursing facilities must...
Broken skin
By
Kimberly Marselas
Jun 06, 2016
Liability threats of non-healing pressure ulcers put providers on the hotseat
Painting and opera lessen agitation in resident
By
Jack York
Jun 06, 2016
On our journey last month in McKnight’s, we were introduced to a pilot from Brookdale.
Nurses charged with ignoring bleeding SNF resident after fall
By
Phil Brahm
Jun 06, 2016
Two nurses were indicted Thursday morning after allegedly ignoring a bleeding patient for more than 10 minutes after he fell and suffered a head wound.
Waiting for a pellet
By
Gary Tetz
Jun 06, 2016
From now on when I ponder the future of long-term care, I’ll think about Uncle Jimmy.
CMS: Take advantage of voluntary testing for PBJ
By
Elizabeth Newman
Jun 03, 2016
More providers should be diving into voluntary testing for Payroll-Based Journal reporting, a top Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services official said Thursday.