Ask the treatment expert: Is an infection indicated after two weeks without healing?
Apr 01, 2011
Susan Wickard, RN, BSN, CWCN, CWS, CLNC, Clinical Advisor, American Association for LTC Nursing
CDC distributes new norovirus guidelines
By
Brett Bakshis
Apr 01, 2011
Thorough hand washing with soap and running water is a more proven method of preventing transmission of the norovirus than using alcohol-based and other hand sanitizing methods, according to the Centers...
Pressure ulcers have been on the decline, agency reports
By
Brett Bakshis
Apr 01, 2011
Providers caring for both long- and short-stay nursing home residents saw improvements in rates of pressure sores over most of the last decade, according to a recent report from the Agency for Healthcare...
Ask the care expert: Do I need malpractice insurance as a LTC nurse?
By
Sherrie Dornberger
Apr 01, 2011
Sherrie Dornberger, RNC, CDONA, FACDONA, President NADONA
Baucus: Republicans will oppose Berwick
By
Elizabeth Newman
Apr 01, 2011
Senator Max Baucus (D-MT), the lawmaker who would preside over any Donald Berwick confirmation hearing, has admitted defeat in the ongoing fight to keep Berwick in charge at the Centers for Medicare &...
LeadingAge defends CLASS as critics express concerns
By
John O'Connor
Apr 01, 2011
LeadingAge played a key role in having the CLASS Act included in federal healthcare reform legislation. The organization now finds itself defending the insurance program amid growing demands for its renovation...
60 Seconds with…Larry Minnix
Apr 01, 2011
Larry Minnix, President, CEO, LeadingAge
Ombudsman firing under review
By
James M. Berklan
Apr 01, 2011
Federal investigators said they are investigating the firing of a Florida ombudsman who had been at odds with long-term care leaders regularly during his seven years on the job.
New business models needed, panel claims
By
John O'Connor
Apr 01, 2011
Marketplace and policy changes will exert unprecedented pressure on operators to diversify and expand their business models, according to panelists at a skilled care program in Los Angeles.
Liver the origin of Alzheimer’s?
By
Elizabeth Newman
Apr 01, 2011
Alzheimer’s disease might originate in the liver, according to scientists at Scripps Research Institute.