Sea salt spray shows healing promise
Researchers say they are encouraged by results of a recent small study that points to potential benefits of sea salt-based spray in diabetic foot ulcer healing.
Print Issue: January 01, 2017
Nurse’s online rant leads to guilty charge
A Canadian nurse who posted on Facebook and Twitter about her frustrations over a relative’s skilled nursing care has been found guilty of professional misconduct by a nursing organization.
Ask the Legal Expert about … arbitration clauses
May a SNF continue to use arbitration clauses in resident contracts?
Skin cell communication key to wound healing, study says
Medical science may be getting closer to developing better treatments that cause damaged skin in the elderly to repair itself more quickly.
Trump’s CMS pick can expect tough choices: predecessors
President-elect Donald Trump’s choice to run the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Seema Verma, was praised by providers. But she will face tough choices immediately, a previous CMS administrator predicted.
How to do it… Design for infection control
During remodeling or in between, providers must be continuously mindful of keeping environments clean. “Designers, housekeeping staff and maintenance professionals need to take every opportunity to protect against possible bacterial and infectious agents,” is how Jim McLain, general manager, Eldercare Interiors Division at Construction Specialties, puts it. Here’s what experts advise.
Ask the Treatment Expert about … pressure injury assessments
Why are formalized pressure injury risk assessments so important?
60 Seconds with … Timothy W. Farrell
The American Geriatrics Society recently unveiled guidance for the term “unbefriended” for older adults. What does that term mean?
EHR usage still too slow
When it comes to electronic health records use, providers are filling a gradually building bandwagon, but struggling with resources and a lack of interoperability
Latest cleaning alternative fits like a glove
SCA has added its Tena Bathing Glove as an option for U.S. long-term care facilities. As an alternative to soap and water, it is the first pre-moistened, disposable bath glove for professional caregivers, the company said.
