A solid piece of caregiving includes transporting residents for safety, entertainment and other reasons. How you execute and promote your transportation options can be the difference between getting new...
Having my say: Federal funding for IT would be a solid investment
Apr 01, 2011
Ken Terry, Author of the book Rx For Health Care Reform
Having my say: Not so fast with drugs
Apr 01, 2011
Susan Janeczko, Director of LTC Regulatory and Policy Affairs, National Community Pharmacists Association
MDS 3.0: Worst over?
By
Julie Williamson
Apr 01, 2011
Medicare’s new system for assessing residents and determining payment levels has required adjustments. But most providers are taking the challenges in stride
Wanderers welcome: New technologies for resident safety
By
Julie Williamson
Apr 01, 2011
Balancing autonomy with resident dignity continues to be a challenge for most providers. Fortunately, technology-based tools make it easier to watch residents.
Rehab: The new math of LTC
By
John Andrews
Apr 01, 2011
Rehab patients are arriving in sicker condition than before, and post-acute providers are carefully calculating whether to pursue them as residents
Ask the nursing expert: How do I balance nursing and administrative tasks?
By
Anne Marie Barnett
Apr 01, 2011
Anne Marie Barnett, RN, President, Maryland NADONA/LTC
Quality guides will help: NQF
By
Elizabeth Newman
Apr 01, 2011
The National Quality Forum recently endorsed 21 measures for nursing home residents and short-stay patients.
Blood clots kill every five minutes: group
By
John O'Connor
Apr 01, 2011
Complications from deep vein thrombosis kill one person every five minutes, according to the Vascular Disease Foundation. Overall, between 100,000 to 180,000 Americans die from DVT-related consequences...
Ultrasound ineffective for treating difficult leg ulcers
By
Brett Bakshis
Apr 01, 2011
Advanced technological approaches to treating venous leg ulcers are no match for good quality nursing care and perhaps a few good jokes, new research suggests.