Nursing home evacuation guidelines unveiled at Hurricane Summit
May 09, 2008
Attendees at the Hurricane Summit in Orlando this week released new criteria for the safe evacuation of nursing home residents in the event of a natural disaster.
Advancing Excellence campaign receives major grant from Commonwealth Fund
Aug 28, 2008
The Commonwealth Fund has awarded a $474,000 grant to the steering committee of the Advancing Excellence campaign, a two-year campaign that aims to improve care in the nation’s nursing homes.
Nursing homes seek solutions to sex-offender problem
Jul 24, 2008
The American Health Care Association asked Congress to help improve the tracking of sex offenders and develop a definition of “sex offender” in an effort to improve residents’ safety.
House passes “Silver Alert” legislation to help locate missing seniors
Sep 19, 2008
The U.S. House of Representatives Wednesday passed legislation that would set up a nationwide “silver alert” system to help coordinate local law enforcement officials in the event of a missing...
An imperfect world calls for an increase in risk management
By
John Andrews
May 01, 2008
Falls and medication errors can lead to big problems. That is why providers need to be extra vigilant about prevention.
Attorney General says more cameras will be hidden in nursing homes
Oct 23, 2008
New York State Attorney General Andrew Cuomo is expanding his practice of installing hidden cameras in nursing homes to include facilities in western New York, according to local news outlets.
Among the risks: upticks in instances of workplace violence and ransomware attacks, as well as ongoing fall risks from a notable increase in the use of antipsychotics.
Pay attention: Ritalin might aid in elderly fall prevention
Apr 29, 2008
Ritalin, a drug commonly prescribed to improve children’s concentration in school, might have a new function in preventing falls among the elderly, according to new research.
Nursing home owners Sal and Mabel Mangano: Not guilty!
By
James M. Berklan
Oct 01, 2007
For three weeks, spanning August and September, much of the national nursing home community was glued to goings-on in a place they had never heard of before: St. Francisville, LA. Or at least they should...
Backup generators would help prevent evacuations, fire chiefs say
Jan 03, 2008
Nursing homes place a major strain on the emergency medical system when they are forced to evacuate to hospitals. When winter and summer storms hit last year, facilities in the St. Louis area without backup...