Avoiding the unnecessary use of indwelling catheters and promptly removing catheters when no longer needed are the first steps in preventing catheter-associated urinary tract infections (UTIs) in healthcare...
Ask the resident care expert … about Foley catheters
By
Sherrie Dornberger
Jul 10, 2023
At our facility, we change Foley catheters once a month, with the change date written on the treatment record. Regulations lead me to believe they should not be changed routinely. Is that correct?
Also in the News for Wednesday, Sept. 7
By
Kimberly Marselas
Sep 07, 2022
Nursing homes picked up 12,000 workers in August … Life plan communities bracing for inflationary pressures following 2021 comeback … OIG urges CMS to reduce Medicare payments for certain catheters...
Surgically inserted catheters do not improve functional, cognitive outcomes, nursing home study shows
By
Alicia Lasek (f3)
Jun 14, 2022
The use of suprapubic catheters are not tied to improvements in outcomes important to residents’ well-being, investigators say.
Excessive use of catheters is harming residents: AMDA
By
Kimberly Marselas
May 08, 2015
Urinary catheters shouldn’t be used routinely to manage urinary incontinence, according to new guidelines released by The Society for Post-Acute and Long-Term Care Medicine (AMDA).
LTC docs advise against incontinence catheters
By
John Hall
Mar 23, 2015
AMDA is advising long-term caregivers against using indwelling urinary catheters to manage urinary incontinence — one of five practices or tests that lack scientific evidence to support their use in...
Using a nurse-led protocol to reduce infections
By
Gary Damkoehler
Oct 15, 2014
Urinary incontinence is a common and potentially disabling condition affecting up to 30% of those aged 65 years and older. Its prevalence in elderly nursing home patients — up to 70% are admitted with...
AMDA issues list of competencies for long-term care physicians
By
Tim Mullaney
Oct 22, 2013
Doctors practicing in long-term care settings should hone certain skills identified by leading stakeholders in order to produce higher quality outcomes, according to a prominent physician association....
Lethal bacteria hits facilities
By
Elizabeth Newman
Apr 01, 2013
Providers must act to prevent the spread of antibiotic-resistant bacteria killing about half of all people who become infected, the Centers for Disease Control & Prevention said in March.
Reimbursement penalties did not reduce hospital-acquired infection rates; harsher sanctions might be...
By
McKnight's Staff
Oct 15, 2012
Financial penalties did not reduce healthcare facility-acquired infections in acute-care settings, a new study finds. Researchers say harsher sanctions might help.