What is an ABSSSI? Doctors have been writing this as diagnosis on our post-acute residents.
Meet Joylin Nation, 2022 Hall of Honor inductee
By
C. Max Bachmann
Aug 01, 2022
Joylin Nation describes her father as a man who “would give his all to help others.”
Thin-skinned
By
Kimberly Marselas
Jun 06, 2019
BAndrew Applewhite’s patient had HIV and diabetes. She needed dialysis, but she had used up all the days in her Medicare stay and was discharged from a Texas skilled nursing facility. That the patient...
Skin deep
Mar 19, 2008
Omega Tech Labs’ hand sanitizing product line is affirmed with 99.99%efficacy against bacteria within 15 seconds. Fresh Protect products are still persistent for over four hours after use, according...
Skin in the game
By
John Hall
Jul 17, 2019
Experts tout back-to-basics to reverse skin-care shortfalls.
Private investment crucial to achieve capital improvements at SNFs: legal expert
By
Danielle Brown
Mar 07, 2022
The federal government needs a better understanding of private investment in nursing homes and the role it plays in capital and quality improvements, a leading legal expert says. This is especially true...
Skin in the MDS game
By
John Andrews
Jul 06, 2015
Skin care and continence assessment are two of the most challenging sections of the Minimum Data Set. Here’s how to generate positive outcomes
Broken skin
By
Kimberly Marselas
Jun 06, 2016
Liability threats of non-healing pressure ulcers put providers on the hotseat
Ask the treatment expert: What can we do to prevent skin tears in our nursing facility?
Jul 01, 2021
What can we do to prevent skin tears in our nursing facility?
Ask the treatment expert: support for “open system” treatment of incontinent patients
By
Donna Sardina
Jul 01, 2009
Donna Sardina, RN, MHA, WCC President, Wound Care Education Institute