Providers just have to look for their bright spots
By
James M. Berklan
May 04, 2016
Long-term care operators have plenty of reasons to recoil and lick their wounds over the course of a year. But sometimes they need to seek the light and resist the “woe is us” mentality.
Hospital patients arriving at SNFs with dangerous germs
By
Kimberly Marselas
May 04, 2016
Nearly a quarter of hospital patients entered post-acute care facilities with a multi-drug-resistant organism on their hands, finds a study in JAMA Internal Medicine.
Nurses aren’t documenting all ulcer interventions: study
By
May 04, 2016
Documentation of pressure ulcer prevention measures by nursing home staff may be lacking, and not match the actual preventative measures taken, a new study suggests.
Ask the Treatment Expert about … surgical incisions
By
Rosalyn Jordan, RN, BSN, MSc, CWOCN, WCC
May 04, 2016
I recently admitted my first resident with a surgical incision with staples intact in a hip wound. Do you have tips on how to care for this wound?
New SaaS management system launched
By
Elizabeth Newman
May 04, 2016
A new platform seeks to link home care providers with senior living partners.
Braden pressure ulcer tool added to wound care system
By
Elizabeth Newman
May 04, 2016
WoundRounds now allows wound care clinicians to use a built-in tool for scheduling Braden Risk Assessments as part of efforts to prevent pressure ulcers.
Still a perfect couple
By
Gary Tetz
May 04, 2016
Hard as it seems to believe after 17 years of vocationally wedded bliss, there was a time when long-term care and I weren’t together. It’s sobering to consider.
I couldn’t live without … CareClips TV
May 04, 2016
As administrator George “Andy” Barker, MHA, trains new staff at Edgewood Summit in Charleston, WV, he has a secret weapon: CareClips TV.
Twitter can help smokers kick the habit, make more friends
By
Kimberly Marselas
May 04, 2016
Kicking a smoking habit can feel like a lonely endeavor, but researchers in California have found Twitter’s social media platform can help build a community of successful quitters.
State News for May 2016
May 04, 2016
KANSAS — Kansas nursing home operators will receive help paying for residents whose Medicaid applications or renewals are stuck in processing limbo, state agencies announced in late March.