Gratitude for the positives in life might improve mood and sleep, according to a rare study examining the effect of spirituality on heart failure patients.
Awards pile up for McKnight’s
By
John O'Connor
Jun 05, 2015
Another May, another slew of awards for McKnight’s Long-Term Care News.
State News for June 2015
Jun 05, 2015
Rhode Island Gov. Gina Raimondo (D) wants to reduce nursing home reimbursement rates by 3% and raise providers’ bed tax ceiling by 0.5%. But she also hopes to sweeten the deal with an ambitious offer...
I couldn’t live without … Redilearning
Jun 05, 2015
Consistency in staff training can be a difficult — if not impossible — task, especially for providers with multiple sites, such as Advanced Healthcare solutions.
Data security concerns still haunt Medicare contractors
By
Amy Novotney
Jun 05, 2015
Information security at nine selected Medicare administrative contractors, at least as of two years ago, was improving, but deficiencies remain, according to a report from the Department of Health & Human...
Passion over page views
By
Gary Tetz
Jun 05, 2015
I love technology. I’m using some right now. It’s technology, after all, that translates brain waves and finger twitches and makes it possible for me to tell you how much I love technology....
Practitioner tool updated for mobile use
By
Elizabeth Newman
Jun 05, 2015
PointClickCare released its latest version of an ePrescribing and Physician Encounters line at the AMDA – The Society for Post-Acute and Long-Term Care conference in March.
Latest dehydration tool is a pressurized fluid reservoir
By
Elizabeth Newman
Jun 05, 2015
Despite dozens of studies on dehydration in the elderly, little research offers conclusive advice on how to solve the problem. A new device hopes to help by using a system that sprays high volumes of fluid...
Ask the Treatment Expert … about pressure ulcers
By
Rosalyn Jordan, RN, BSN, MSc, CWOCN, WCC
Jun 05, 2015
Turning, repositioning and mobilization are important interventions to assist in pressure ulcer prevention. Many clinicians continue to maintain an every two-hour turning intervention that has been indicated...
New guidance: assess risks, document for all in facilities
By
Amy Novotney
Jun 05, 2015
Updated guidelines on preventing and managing pressure ulcers are now available for use.