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
A date with C-SPAN
By
Liza Berger
Nov 20, 2009
I guess I know what I’ll be doing Saturday night—pretty much what I did two Saturday nights ago. Channel surfing. I’ll be watching to see if Congress acts on its healthcare reform legislation.
Ask the nursing expert
By
Anne Marie Barnett
Apr 01, 2008
I have been a director of nursing for a long time now and am feeling exhausted. What can I do to re-energize?
60 Seconds with … John Cobb, Senior Managing Dir. of Real Estate, GE Healthcare Financial Services
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Haymarket Media
Sep 08, 2006
Q: When did GE decide it would make the big leap into ownership with that 186-facility purchase from Formation Capital?
A: We have long provided debt products to the long-term care industry. About 18 months...
60 Seconds with… John F. Schnelle, director, Borun Center for Gerontological Research
Oct 12, 2005
Q: What are the six resident-care areas covered in the training modules on the center’s new free Web site (http://borun.medsch.ucla.edu)?
A: Weight-loss prevention, incontinence management, pain...
Nursing home transforms into Buckingham Palace for Queen’s jubilee
By
Danielle Brown
Jun 23, 2022
A nursing home in the United Kingdom transformed its facility into Buckingham Palace in celebration of Queen Elizabeth II’s Platinum Jubilee.
Garden-variety therapy: Operator uses partnership to build green-thumb program for residents
By
Danielle Brown
Mar 17, 2021
A New Jersey-based provider is partnering with a national organization that offers indoor gardening programs for seniors in long-term care, just in time for spring. Springpoint on Wednesday announced...
Ask the treatment expert: Is it necessary to provide compression therapy to heal a venous stasis ulcer?
By
Jeri Lundgren
Jan 05, 2020
Is it necessary to provide compression therapy to heal a venous stasis ulcer?
OIG: Improper payment gains up $2.3 billion for FY 2016
By
Emily Mongan
Dec 02, 2016
Federal health officials recovered more than $5.66 billion in improper or fraudulent payments in fiscal year 2016, according to a report published Thursday. The recovery cases included a nursing home cited...
Online Expo continues today with wound, technology sessions
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Mar 15, 2017
Coming off of a record-attendance day, McKnight’s Online Expo returns for its final day with hot-topic educational sessions on wounds and technology.