Nursing homes are bracing for a new population: the morbidly obese. Heftier equipment is just the beginning of their caregiving needs
Wound Care Feature: Pressure point
By
James M. Berklan
Mar 11, 2006
The ‘shock and awe’ of stark, new guidelines on wound care have not yet hit, but providers can expect some changes.
How to do it… Support surfaces
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Haymarket Media
Feb 08, 2006
The proper acquisition of pressure support surfaces has never been more important for long-term care providers. With the cost of treating some pressure ulcers ranging into the tens of thousands of dollars,...
Design Feature: ‘Home’ stretch
By
James M. Berklan
Jan 13, 2006
Trying to create the ever-evolving ‘homelike’ environment has taught long-term care operators a lot over the years.
Civil charges result from hidden camera findings
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Haymarket Media
Jan 09, 2006
New York Attorney General Eliot Spitzer has charged the owner and operator of the Rochester, NY, nursing home with patient neglect after hidden cameras allegedly revealed substandard care.
State’s hidden cameras investigate neglect
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Haymarket Media
Jan 09, 2006
New York authorities have used hidden video cameras to uncover neglect of nursing home residents, Attorney General Eliot Spitzer said Thursday. Nineteen facility employees have been arrested in connection...
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...
The big picture: What goes around comes around
By
John O'Connor
Jun 13, 2005
Bill Gleeson was my first boss. He was classic “old school.” Tough, gruff and a hard drinker, Bill was a stickler for getting stories first and getting them right. He also gave me some of the...
60 Seconds with… Dr. Eric Coleman, associate professor of geriatric medicine at the University...
By
Haymarket Media
May 09, 2005
Q: In your research on transition issues, you note there is “tension” between nursing homes and hospitals. Why is this so?
A: There unquestionably are culture differences between the way care...
Study: Gene therapy may reduce effects of Alzheimer’s
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Haymarket Media
Apr 26, 2005
A small study using gene therapy to treat Alzheimer’s patients proved to slow the progression of the disease, according to initial reviews of the evidence.