Ask the care expert: What are some infection control techniques for touch-screen medical records?
By
Sherrie Dornberger
Nov 01, 2011
CDONA, FACDONA, President, NADONA
60 Seconds with… ACHCA Board Chairman Sara Sinclair
By
Haymarket Media
Jun 13, 2005
Q: What are some of your top goals as the new leader of the American College of Health Care Administrators?
A: I’m encouraging each member to get one new member this year. I also want to get true...
Infection detection
By
Julie Williamson
Mar 01, 2014
Prompt treatment and novel therapies hasten wound healing, but steady (even if slow) is still the overall goal when it comes to keeping wounds free from infection
Top long-term care stories of 2019
By
James M. Berklan
Dec 22, 2019
The Patient Driven Payment Model was THE story of 2019, but it wasn’t the only big topic captivating readers’ interest. Here are some of the biggest.
Profile: Niles Godes
By
Elizabeth Newman
Nov 05, 2016
Of all the adjectives that may come up when talking to Niles Godes — terms such as “wonky” and “poodle owner” — what doesn’t immediately spring to mind is “skilled...
Hundreds of nursing home workers plan walkout in nationwide protest
By
Danielle Brown
Jul 14, 2020
Hundreds of nursing home workers in Michigan are joining what they call a nationwide walkout to protest systemic racism and police brutality in the United States.
Resident gets her high school diploma at 92
By
Marty Stempniak
Jul 25, 2018
It took 75 years, but Dorothy Leiss is now a high school graduate.
Glucose-monitoring rule could be bad sign for telehealth advances
By
Kimberly Marselas
Mar 15, 2018
A Medicare rule limiting data transmission from a high-tech glucose monitor sets a bad precedent for coverage of future remote patient-monitoring technologies, developers and scientists argue.
Ask the Legal Expert about … 24/7 visitor policies
By
John Durso
Sep 06, 2017
We adopted a 24/7 visitor policy after much encouragement. Unfortunately, we occasionally get disruptive visitors. What can we do to restrict this without receiving complaints?
Ask the Nursing expert about … elopement programs
By
Angel McGarrity-Davis, RN, CDONA, NHA
Mar 04, 2016
My director of nursing asked me to start an elopement program. Since I’m new to long-term care, can you tell me what I should do, and where I should start?