August 2008 29 8 Issue of McKnight's Long Term Care News

News

National rankings put officials on hot seat

Federal regulators have put themselves on the spot as a result of their new five-star rating system for nursing homes.

It's beginning to look a lot like stopgap funding

July is normally a busy time in Washington. Lawmakers routinely work late into the night debating how to shape the dozen spending bills that largely ...

Features

Trouble afoot

Technological innovation has helped wound care progress, but as challenges rise, caregivers must persist, stay sharp

Give 'em a hand

Some of the most important and underappreciated workers in long-term care are those in laundry and housekeeping

60 Seconds with...

John Schnelle, Ph.D. Professor of Medicine Vanderbilt University

Ask the care expert

Sherrie Dornberger, RNC, CDONA, FACDONA President, NADONA

Ask the treatment expert

Donna Sardina, RN, MHA, WCC President, Wound Care Education Institute

Ask the nursing expert

Anne Marie Barnett, RN Former President, Maryland NADONA/LTC

Ask the payment expert

Patricia Boyer, MSM, NHA, RN President, Boyer & Associates, LLC

Having my say

Honor your greatest assets

Where there's a nursing home there is drama, and where there is drama, there is a nursing home. If you don't have drama, count your ...

Design

A winning combination

The symbol of Saint Camillus de Lellis, patron saint of nurses and gamblers, is a large, red cross, and that was the former shape of ...

Leading by example

Polishing up our oral health

No matter one's age, oral health is extremely important. Problems that start in the mouth can negatively affect other conditions and hamper overall wellness. And ...

The big picture

Making sure our stuff matters

Whenever I talk with long-term care professionals, I like to ask why they have chosen to do this work. Let's face it, this is not ...

Editor’s desk

Animal protection group is preying on the elderly

Some people, and their groups, are better at furthering the art of tactless solicitation than others. For the latest case of hoof-in-mouth disease, we only ...