Ask the care expert: Can we limit med passes to three times a day?
By
Sherrie Dornberger
Aug 01, 2012
This answer is directly from Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services: “We have no regulation that requires medications to be ordered for specific clock times. Our surveyors check to see if staff...
Loneliness has major impact on mortality, function decline
Aug 01, 2012
A deep sense of loneliness is not just an indicator of a person’s mental health — new research says it also can be linked to greater risk for death and functional decline.
Safety concerns squash elders’ intimacy
Aug 01, 2012
Nursing home residents often are deprived of consensual sexual relationships due to concern for their safety and a lack of sufficient formal policies dealing with these relationships, new research finds.
Ask the treatment expert: Are allergies to wound care products common?
By
Susan Wickard
Aug 01, 2012
Years ago, this question wouldn’t have even made our radar screen. However, now it seems a standard consideration since allergies have become increasingly prevalent.
High-tech wound dressing is shown to fight infection
By
John O'Connor
Aug 01, 2012
University of Wisconsin researchers have demonstrated how an ultra-thin layer of polymer impregnated with a surgical antibacterial can help healing by preventing infection.
Literature review offers care guidance
By
John O'Connor
Aug 01, 2012
A comprehensive literature review has revealed new perspective for the care of chronic and other wounds. Full findings appear in the British Journal of Surgery.
Ask the nursing expert: What’s the best way for SNFs to reduce readmissions?
By
Angel McGarrity-Davis, RN, CDONA, NHA
Aug 01, 2012
Start by bringing your community leaders together as an advisory board to discuss collaboration to improve quality of care in the community.
Expert: Staff cohesion crucial to providing top quality care
Aug 01, 2012
Strong working relationships and good communication among nursing home caregivers enhances the perception of staff cohesion, which ultimately leads to a higher quality of care, new research has found.
Taking the ‘blues’ out of ‘bluegrass’
By
Mary Gustafson
Aug 01, 2012
Bluegrass fans are well-versed in the music’s invigorating effects. Now, residents at a Silver Spring, MD-continuing care retirement community have ample opportunity to both play and listen.
Optimistic man with plan
By
Elizabeth Newman
Aug 01, 2012
As the ranking Republican member on the Senate Special Committee on Aging, Bob Corker has witnessed firsthand the debates on antipsychotic legislation, long-term care financing and chronic illness.