Five strategies for greater laundry room efficiency
By
Bill Brooks
Sep 30, 2014
Residents of long-term care facilities expect clean towels and bedding, but likely don’t wonder about what goes on behind the scenes — and they shouldn’t have to.
Should we all want to die at 75?
By
Tim Mullaney
Sep 30, 2014
Nursing homes would be put out of business if scientists discover how to stop the aging process, McKnight’s Editorial Director John O’Connor wrote in his blog yesterday. But the reverse is...
Preventing burns in seniors
By
Larry and Renee Holmes
Sep 19, 2014
Hot-water scalding comes when a person accidentally turns on the hot water and the pre-set temperature for the water heater is too high. As an administrator or caregiver at an assisted living facility,...
PDI introduces new swab
Sep 16, 2014
PDI has debuted the Prevantics® Device Swab, a chlorhexidine gluconate/alcohol solution that has received market authorization from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for disinfecting needleless access...
SCA introduces cream and washcloths
Sep 15, 2014
SCA has launched a new line of TENA® Protective Cream and Washcloths.
Vital Connect’s biosensor gets federal approval
By
John O'Connor
Sep 10, 2014
Vital Connect announced that it received Food & Drug Administration clearance to market its HealthPatch™MD biosensor for monitoring patients.
Skin antiseptics help reduce CLABSI rates
By
John O'Connor
Sep 03, 2014
PDI’s Prevantics® products are the first and only 3.15% chlorhexidine gluconate (w/v) and 70% isopropyl alcohol (v/v) formula which has been proven to deliver seven days of continued antimicrobial...
Total contact casting reduces foot amputations, study finds
By
Elizabeth Newman
Sep 01, 2014
Those who are treating diabetic foot ulcers should evaluate modern total contact casting techniques, according to a new analysis.
Ask the treatment expert … about wound drainage
By
Rosalyn Jordan, RN, BSN, MSc, CWOCN, WCC
Sep 01, 2014
While moisture promotes wound healing, what about those wounds that have a lot of drainage?
30-degree tilt best for blood flow: study
By
Elizabeth Newman
Sep 01, 2014
Different body positions change residents’ tissue blood flow and may relate to how wounds heal, according to new research. The optimal position might be a 30° supine tilt.