Common problems still challenge caregivers when it comes to incontinence treatment
Skilled nursing educators worth their mettle today will strongly warn bedside caregivers to throw out any preconceived notions they may have about incontinence.
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How to do it … Continuous monitoring
Patient monitoring provides benchmarks around which a resident’s care plans are built. But careful considerations must be made regarding continual monitoring practices, as well as where and when monitoring should be conducted, as our experts discuss.
How to do it…Multidisciplinary infection control
Many efforts to implement best practices in healthcare settings concede one fundamental universal truth: Successful change doesn’t happen in a vacuum. When it comes to implementing infection control procedures that minimize adverse events and maximize survey results, a multidisciplinary approach can be powerful.
Feature: Consultant pharmacists can be one of a long-term care provider’s best resources
As adverse drug events and medication errors are more often linked as a major culprit for costly rehospitalizations, some inside long-term care are beginning to see their consultant pharmacist as a vital resource on broader issues.
McKnight’s Roundtable: How providers achieve balance in unbalanced times
Few issues can throw a senior care provider off center more than the unexpected retirement of a valued nursing director, the loss of a beloved nursing aide to an outside employer, or a series of futile efforts to attract talent.
How to do it … Furnish well, psychologically
Our experts offer advice on how to comprehend and capitalize on the psychology of furnishing design.
Financial literacy 101: Scoop deeply from this alphabet soup, lenders urge SNF operators
Bankers say long-term care borrowers would do well to tend to their knowledge of financial fundamentals as much as they do the physical appearance of their landscapes and reception areas when it comes time to sell or refinance.
Post-acute providers discovering ways to bring better data to partnerships
The skilled nursing side of the post-acute care industry has worked hard in recent years to shed its outlier image among other sectors of healthcare. Under the evolving landscape of reform, it’s beginning to be recognized as a necessary partner in collaborative efforts to improve patient care.
How to do it… Choosing long-life furnishings
Experts offer steps that staff and residents can take to slow down the degradation and extend the lifespan of chairs, tables and other furnishings commonly found in eldercare settings.
Safer than ever
Like anything, the wave of innovation sweeping resident security could leave some staff feeling overwhelmed. Still, tech adoption in this space is a fait accompli.
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