Facility hit with $25,000 fine when photo appears online
An Illinois skilled nursing and rehab center was fined $25,000 after a certified nurse aide admitted to posting a partially nude photo of a resident on social media.
Print Issue: March 01, 2018
Loss of control: Exploring the links between falls and incontinence can improve resident care, safety scores and provider risk ratings
Exploring the links between falls and incontinence brings connections that can improve resident care, safety scores and provider risk ratings.
SNF sued after firing worker with anxiety
The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission has sued a Nashville-based skilled nursing and rehabilitation company for refusing to provide a reasonable accommodation to an employee who suffers from an anxiety disorder, and then ring the employee because of her disability.
60 seconds with Daniel Cannone, D.O., United Church Homes
Q: The United Church Homes has reduced antipsychotic medications dramatically since 2012. How did you accomplish that?
How to do it… A less painful tech transition
Mobile technology, coupled with a plethora of “apps,” is creating amazing opportunities for long-term care residents to connect with the outside world. Getting residents to embrace newer technology, however, can be a challenge. Experts advise how to acquire the right tech that’s safe, useful and welcoming.
Ask the Care Expert about … palliative wound care
At a recent staff meeting, our medical director asked us to implement palliative wound care. What would that look like for a dying resident?
Recipe contest provides flavor
The dietary team at Riverdale’s Hebrew Home sure knows how to stir the pot. Wanting to give residents a better sense of how the industrial kitchen runs — and a little more say over its menu —James Iatrou, director of food services, invited them to submit their own recipes this winter. What followed was a…
Supporting family members bolsters patient care: study
Residents who can’t express their wishes about medical care can leave family members emotionally drained.
Report: Post-acute sector is lagging on telemed adoption
Telemedicine’s value across the care continuum is clear, but adoption still lags, according to a report released in February by Sage Growth Partners, a healthcare research firm.
Where are they now: Good Samaritan Society
After winning a Bronze quality award in 2012 from the McKnight’s Technology Awards, the Evangelical Lutheran Good Samaritan Society in South Dakota has designed a new technology platform and found a green way to boost quality.
