A new type of light therapy could repair old, sun-damaged skin on the molecular level, according to a recent study.

Many of the nation's most prominent infection-control groups on Wednesday released a new set of "consensus" guidelines to help curb the spread of six potentially fatal facility-acquired infections.

Rehab Road is the jewel of an Ohio facility's progressive therapy environment that helps prepare residents for their trip back home.

Is it a realistic care plan goal to heal a diabetic foot ulcer that has been present for two years?

We have an incontinent resident who frequently has perineal skin breakdown. Would this be considered denuded skin, excoriated skin or should we stage it as a pressure ulcer?

The preliminary findings of a study on the effect of increased nurse-to-patient ratio laws in California hospitals has shown mixed results - and met with some serious criticism from providers.

The Joint Commission wants feedback from palliative care providers on newly proposed standards. The standards, proposed this week, would be part of a new Healthcare Services Certification Program that aims to provide standards and improvement solutions to health care organizations.

Caregivers have been feeling the heat as CMS has started to focus more on wound care prevention in nursing facilities.

We recently admitted a patient who has an open wound on his left foot (bunion area) that is painful, red inflamed and has white hard crystals in the exudate. What is causing this?

Nursing homes' pressure ulcer treatment protocols took the spotlight Tuesday in a prominent New York Times article.