Providers expect reduced Medicare skilled nursing payment rates to eliminate 40,000 jobs, according to results of a new survey.
LTC residents at a higher risk of suffering anorexia of aging
By
Mary Gustafson
Dec 01, 2011
Roughly two-thirds of long-term care residents over the age of 65 experience unintended weight loss, also termed “the anorexia of aging.”
Ask the treatment expert: Are there new repositioning guidelines for preventing pressure ulcers?
By
Susan Wickard
Dec 01, 2011
Susan Wickard, RN, BSN, CWCN, CWS, CLNC, Clinical Advisor, American Association for LTC Nursing
Mechanical stress can influence healing
By
John O'Connor
Dec 01, 2011
Mechanical forces affect the growth and remodeling of blood vessels during tissue regeneration and wound healing, a new study concludes. Such forces diminish or enhance the vascularization process and...
Study illustrates why some wounds escape amputation
By
John O'Connor
Dec 01, 2011
Three conditions must be present for a diabetic foot ulcer to heal without amputation, according to new findings of Swedish researchers.
McKnight’s Roundtable: Taking stock of a field at the crossroads
By
Elizabeth Newman
Dec 01, 2011
A robust panel sizes up challenges and opportunities — and how best to meet them
Ask the nursing expert: How can my department cope with Medicare cuts?
Dec 01, 2011
Anne Marie Barnett, RN, President, Maryland NADONA/LTC
Nursing facility workers more injury prone
By
Mary Gustafson
Dec 01, 2011
Nursing home workers are accidentally injured on the job at a higher rate than workers in other sectors, according to new U.S. Labor Department statistics.
Whistle-blowing nurses face long-term negative effects
By
Mary Gustafson
Dec 01, 2011
Nurses who are involved in whistle-blowing cases — reporting wrongdoing perpetrated by their colleagues — can suffer far-reaching emotional consequences, Australian researchers say.