Skilled nursing lessons learned 1 year post-tornado
Dec 19, 2022
In December 2021, tornado sirens sounded throughout Arkansas and Kentucky, and a deadly EF3 twister ripped through the Monette Manor nursing home. Inside, 67 residents huddled together under the protection...
Nursing homes must PROTECT against tripledemic and viruses yet to come
Nov 29, 2022
As a provider of nursing home care and other services to more than 9,000 seniors and people with disabilities in New York City, ArchCare had to think out of the box when COVID first hit. The healthcare...
MARSI – Strategies to reduce Medical Adhesive Related Skin Injuries.
Nov 22, 2022
Medical adhesive skin-related injuries (MARSI) have become a greater threat since the onset of the pandemic. In fact, they remain a risk for virtually anyone using bandages or positioners today. Check...
Is LTC fighting a nursing quantity problem or a quality problem?
Nov 22, 2022
Solving the nursing home sector’s ongoing staffing crisis can’t be just about filling open positions, says Sally Cantwell, the top recruiter at PACS, a management and consultant group supporting more...
Operational, fiscal and clinical alert: Time to brush up MDS procedures for big changes at hand
Nov 14, 2022
It’s time for providers to start shoring up processes to successfully implement big changes to the Minimum Data Set assessment form that will soon be in play. Failure to get ready — starting this month,...
Hebrew Home stands tall with ‘Innovator of Year’ Gold Award
By
Foster Stubbs
Nov 10, 2022
A simple task like walking without falling makes a huge difference once a person gets to a certain age. That’s why when the Hebrew Home at Riverdale, of Bronx, NY, made zero falls in parts of their community...
McKnight’s Gold Award fits nicely for Signature HealthCARE
By
Foster Stubbs
Nov 09, 2022
Endless paperwork can strike fear into the hearts of many healthcare professionals. At Signature HealthCARE, it came in the form of OSHA fit-testing protocols. To combat the inefficiency of the traditional...
Parker Health Group claims Gold for its use of BioVigil Hand Hygiene Solution
By
Foster Stubbs
Nov 07, 2022
Parker Health Group’s improved hand hygiene became the target of an initiative that earned it Gold at the McKnight’s Tech Awards for Skilled Nursing in the Quality category.
Distinguishing pseudobulbar affect from depression: Clinical challenges and opportunities for long-term...
Feb 15, 2002
This article is sponsored by Otsuka America Pharmaceutical, Inc. In long-term care environments, it’s not uncommon for site staff including nurses, administrators, physical therapists, physicians and...