Low-intensity ultrasound can reduce healing times for diabetic ulcers, bedsores and other chronic wounds by a third, researchers have found.
Ask the wound care expert about … arterial ulcers
Sep 04, 2015
They’re less frequent than diabetic ulcers, but how concerned should we be about arterial ulcers (ischemic ulcers)?
Piloting antimicrobial stewardship efforts in long-term care
Aug 19, 2015
Antimicrobial stewardship is a team effort, particularly in pediatric long-term care.
SCA Tena launches new Stretch Plus Brief
Aug 12, 2015
SCA has released a refreshed range of TENA Stretch Briefs, complete with new features, better design and barcode technology.
SNFs can ask for three-month quality reporting reprieve
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Aug 06, 2015
Skilled nursing facilities unable to provide data to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Service’s new quality reporting program will have a 90-day window to request an exception or extension, officials...
CMS lowers pay hike for skilled nursing facilities to 1.2%
By
James M. Berklan
Jul 31, 2015
Medicare skilled nursing facilities would get a net 1.2% pay increase — totaling $430 million — in fiscal 2016 under a final rule issued by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services late Thursday.
It’s not complicated
By
Jacqueline Vance, RNC, CDONA/LTC
Jul 14, 2015
I can’t stand TV shows that do a poor job of portraying nurses or the medical profession. Unfortunately, I just found another one. Let me save you from it.
Don’t let the bed bugs bite
By
Joelle Olson, Ph.D.
Jul 13, 2015
Bed bugs are unwelcome no matter where they take up residence.But in senior living communities, the tiny insects can cause big problems.
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