Glove up or wash before? Study finds direct gloving can boost protection
By
Kristen Fischer
Oct 30, 2023
Letting healthcare workers put on gloves without requiring them to wash their hands first helped employees comply with expected infection prevention strategies better than requiring them to wash their...
Tests conducted in a Chicago skilled nursing facility found that patients who harbor the candida auris fungus shed it, likely contaminating their surroundings.
HealthPatch provides health data points
Oct 22, 2013
A new biosensor product, called HealthPatch by Vital Connect, offers eight health data points. A user wears a configurable and non-obtrusive patch on his or her chest. HealthPatch can be used by a physician...
New distribution partnership geared to LTC market
Mar 14, 2017
Sizewise has announced a new distribution partnership with HoverTech International, a leader in air-assisted patient handling technologies.
Wound Care Feature: Get it in writing
By
James M. Berklan
Jul 14, 2005
As treatment options and regulations have expanded, so has the documentation need for care teams trying to deliver wound care.
Nancy DeFranco can look back with a bit of a wry grin now, but there was nothing...
Sweltering heat problematic for people with dementia
By
Kristen Fischer
Jul 13, 2023
Scorching temperatures — think triple digits — are tough for all of us, but heat can be really dangerous for a person with dementia or Alzheimer’s disease. That’s why knowing what to do — and...
Washington facility chooses new laundry solution
By
Elizabeth Newman
Feb 19, 2019
Odd Fellows Home in Walla Walla, WA, has recently invested in an Continental Girbau Aquawing Variable Injection Ozone System (Aquawing), the company said.
Multiple uses of pressure support surfaces: Not just for pressure injuries
By
Karen Lerner
Feb 08, 2019
In addition to treating and preventing pressure injuries, support surfaces can play a large role in helping to reduce pain and enhance sleep. Chronic pain is the most common cause of long-term disability,...
Quality measure standardization on its way, CMS says
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Oct 22, 2015
Skilled nursing facilities must standardize six of the eight measure domains laid out by the IMPACT Act to begin in October 2016, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services officials told providers Wednesday.
Footing the bill
By
Julie Williamson
Nov 01, 2008
Nursing homes increasingly are seeing and treating diabetic foot ulcers. Managing and preventing them are paramount.