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Wound Care

Fourth annual McKnight's Online Expo: Six days to go

March 18, 2010

Long-term care advocates Wednesday applauded Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius for acknowledging "inherent flaws" in the Five-Star Quality Rating System. The fourth annual McKnight's Online Expo will kick off March 24 with a webcast discussing issues related to nursing home quality.

McKnight's Online Expo, a valuable learning opportunity

Liza Berger March 11, 2010

Hungry for information? We thought so. That's why we're offering our fourth annual online expo later this month.

McKnight's to hold fourth annual Online Expo next month

February 08, 2010

Healthcare reform has been a big topic this year. But not everything demands reform. That could certainly be said for the McKnight's Online Expo.

Study: Hispanics receive poorer nursing home care

April 13, 2009

Nursing facilities with a primarily Hispanic resident population generally provide lower quality care than facilities primarily servicing whites, say Brown University researchers who focused on pressure ulcer care.

DAY ONE: McKnight's third annual Online Expo to kick off with webcasts on technology, wound care and payment

March 25, 2009

The third annual online trade show for the long-term care field starts today with a whole range of educational webcasts and virtual vendor booths. It's not too late to register for the two-day event at www.mcknights.com/expo.

Wound care: advanced tools and talented care teams lead to solid wound management

John Andrews March 01, 2009

Advanced wound care tools help caregivers treat complicated pressure ulcers. But solid wound management also involves a talented care team

McKnight's Online Expo offers free continuing education units for the first time

James Berklan March 01, 2009

In this down-turned economy, when most things seem to be getting more difficult to accomplish or acquire, there is one high-quality endeavor bucking the trend: McKnight's Online Expo.

Ask the treatment expert: recognizing stage II and III pressure ulcers

Donna Sardina March 01, 2009

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

Guidelines for pressure ulcer prevention to be introduced at conference

February 27, 2009

New international guidelines for performing prevalence and incidence studies on pressure ulcers will make their debut today and Saturday at the Biennial Conference of the National Pressure Ulcer Advisory Panel.

McKnight's Online Expo to offer continuing education credits

February 24, 2009

The American Health Care Association and the Alliance for Quality Nursing Home Care Monday reiterated the importance of reforming the long-term care payment system. McKnight's' readers can learn more about payment and policy issues during the McKnight's Online Expo March 25-26.

Nursing home pressure ulcer rates topped 11% in 2004, new report finds

February 19, 2009

More than one in 10 nursing home residents had a pressure ulcer in 2004, according to newly released statistics from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

New state law to mandate nursing homes use pressure-relief mattresses to fight pressure ulcers

February 09, 2009

The New Jersey Legislature has unanimously passed a bill that would require nursing home operators to swap out regular mattresses with pressure-relief mattresses within three years. Operators would have to buy the more costly mattresses when replacing older ones starting a year from the bill's enactment.

Pressure ulcer hospitalizations skyrocket

December 05, 2008

Hospitalization rates as a result of pressure ulcers have risen dramatically over the last 15 years, according to a report from the U.S. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality.

Let there be light: New therapy could fix damaged, aging skin

October 22, 2008

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

New infection control guidelines released; MRSA, c. Diff and urinary tract infections figure prominently

October 10, 2008

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.

En route to recovery

Brett Bakshis May 01, 2008

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

Ask the treatment expert

Donna Sardina May 01, 2008

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

Ask the treatment expert

Donna Sardina April 01, 2008

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?

Study: Falls, sores unaffected by nurse-patient ratio

March 25, 2008

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.

Joint Commission proposes new palliative care standards

March 14, 2008

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.

Pressure's on

Julie Williamson March 01, 2008

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

Ask the treatment expert

Donna Sardina March 01, 2008

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?

'Team' pressure ulcer care lauded in NYT spread

February 20, 2008

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

Pain-relief patch available

January 30, 2008

Alpharma has announced the availability of the Fletcor Patch. The adhesive patch delivers medication directly to the pain site, offering a safe and effective alternative to widely used nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, according to the firm.

Tech toys

January 30, 2008

The nation's top lawmakers are learning more about new monitoring, personal health record and brain fitness technologies for seniors during a special briefing and demonstration today.Senators from the Special Committee on Aging; the Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee; and the Medical Technology Caucus are hosting the event to discuss and explore what type of support is needed to promote technological advances that can help our nation's aging population.

Report: Not much known on MRSA in nursing homes

January 24, 2008

The spread of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) in nursing homes has gone largely unaddressed, according to a new scientific review. Despite nursing homes being prime breeding ground for the infection, researchers found that "much of the research effort around MRSA to date has focused primarily on hospitals," according to lead review author Carmel Hughes of Queen's University in Belfast, Ireland.