Ask the legal expert: Top reason that facilities are sued and how to avoid such lawsuits?
By
John Durso
Jan 05, 2020
What is the No. 1 reason that facilities providing residential and care services to seniors are sued? How can we avoid such lawsuits?
Ask The Legal Expert: Deterring harassment by employees in your building
By
John Durso
Jan 04, 2019
What do you recommend to mitigate or deter harassment between or by employees or volunteers in our building?
Amazon will shake up healthcare: Execs
By
Elizabeth Newman
Oct 25, 2018
Every week there seems to be a new announcement about some major company deciding to enter the healthcare landscape. But what do providers really think about the future of healthcare?
Ask the treatment expert: How can you tell if skin breakdown in the buttock region is moisture-associated...
By
Jeri Lundgren
May 01, 2020
How can you tell if skin breakdown in the buttock region is moisture-associated skin damage (MASD) from incontinence, versus a pressure injury?
Ask the expert: How serious are diabetic wounds?
By
Fatima Naqvi, MD
Nov 11, 2022
Q: Why should diabetic wounds be taken more seriously than non-diabetic wounds?
Ask the nursing expert: How do I find the most appropriate primary diagnosis efficiently?
By
Amy Stewart
Jul 01, 2022
Q: I am struggling to select the most appropriate primary diagnosis at I0020 of the MDS for skilled Medicare Part A residents. Is there a way to do this efficiently?
Ask the nursing expert: How can I make the DON/administrator relationship work?
By
Amy Stewart
Jun 01, 2022
Q: We’re expecting a new administrator. As the director of nursing, how can I make this relationship work from day one?
Ask the nursing expert: What can the nursing department do to improve our census?
By
Amy Stewart
Jun 02, 2021
The COVID-19 pandemic has lowered our facility’s census by nearly 20%. What can the nursing department do to improve our census?
Ask the treatment expert: Why does the wound physician want to change an unstageable wound to a stage...
Nov 01, 2020
Why does the wound physician want to change an unstageable wound to a stage 3?
Ask the nursing expert: How can we keep our residents from becoming depressed or lonely over the holidays...
By
Amy Stewart
Nov 01, 2020
With COVID-19 and influenza brewing, how can we keep our residents from becoming depressed and feeling lonely over the holidays if they can’t be with their families?