Med-Mizer has introduced the Comfort Bed series of beds.
New interactive wound dressing guide released
Mar 15, 2016
DermaRite recently released its Interactive Wound Dressing Selection Guide, an interactive e-catalog app that allows users to input a series of wound characteristics that generates a list of appropriate...
Silicone foam helps wound care
Feb 12, 2014
MediPurpose has debuted a new MediPlus™ Silicone Comfort Foam dressings.
Coming soon: Needle-free injections
Jun 26, 2012
Residents could soon find that getting shots is a lot less painful. Researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology recently developed a device that delivers a tiny, high-pressure jet of medicine...
Presbyterian Senior Living community releases Tena Identifi results
Dec 22, 2015
Presbyterian Senior Living’s Westminster Village in Dover has cut its continence care product cost by more than 52% in three months by using TENA® Identifi, according to new results.
White House vision has providers seeing red
By
Kimberly Marselas
Apr 01, 2022
Proposed staff minimums, increased enforcement activity and a ‘chilling’ stance on private investment raise concerns about keeping the doors open.
Next round of COVID-coping webinars Tuesday: infection control, skin care, staffing in focus
By
James M. Berklan
Aug 07, 2020
A new McKnight’s Online Forum focusing on COVID-19 operating strategies will take place Tuesday, Aug. 11, with the first of three CE-bearing webinars kicking off at 10:30 ET.
Team coverage plans
By
Kimberly Marselas
Jun 05, 2015
When wound education specialist Rhonda Kistler travels to the 25 long-term care facilities in her region, she often works with wound care nurses on effective prevention strategies and improved interventions.
Incontinence pilot program brings PSL facilities success
By
Elizabeth Newman
Feb 04, 2016
With pressure on continence care mounting for long-term care providers, Presbyterian Senior Living said it recently was able to cut its continence care product cost by more than 52% in just three months.
Ask the treatment expert: What should I know about ischemic and diabetic ulcers?
By
Susan Wickard
Mar 01, 2012
Some of the risk factors that may contribute to development of these ulcers include atherosclerosis, hypertension, diabetes mellitus, smoking and dyslipidemia.