If you didn’t work in long-term care and I asked you to specify what Illinois, Washington, Texas, Oklahoma and New Mexico have in common, we could be waiting for your answer for a very long time.
Admin pay averages $100K; DONs $86,690
By
Liza Berger
Oct 05, 2015
The long-term care sector continues to show signs of steady growth, as modest rises in management salaries this year illustrate.
Drugs used to treat dementia can be deadly, report asserts
By
Kimberly Marselas
Oct 05, 2015
Several antipsychotics used to control symptoms of dementia increase the risk of patient death more than previously estimated, according to findings published in JAMA Psychiatry.
Cardinal Health becomes naviHealth majority owner
By
Elizabeth Newman
Oct 05, 2015
Over the past year, Tennessee-based naviHealth, an awardee convener under Medicare’s Bundled Payments for Care Improvement Initiative, has announced partnerships with national nursing home chains...
Diabetic foot ulcers higher in rural areas
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Oct 05, 2015
Diabetic foot ulcers cost the government almost $9 billion each year, and those in rural areas have a higher risk of amputation or death, according to new research.
Antimicrobial spray can help reduce pain as wounds heal
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Oct 05, 2015
Antimicrobial spray may be more useful than traditional dressings in reducing wound pain during healing, a new study has found.
Ask the Treatment Expert about… lower extremity problems
By
Rosalyn Jordan, RN, BSN, MSc, CWOCN, WCC
Oct 05, 2015
What is the lower-extremity problem we’re most likely to see?
Conventional wisdom
By
Gary Tetz
Oct 05, 2015
It’s long-term care convention season again. You can feel it in the air. Strange, troublesome urges start to take over.
I Couldn’t Live Without… NxStage System One
Oct 05, 2015
MediLodge of Howell is in a small-knit community, and Administrator Matt Cortis knows residents are the voice of that community.
CVS signs telehealth deals, could lead to less face time
By
Amy Novotney
Oct 05, 2015
In August, pharmacy giant CVS Health announced it will work with three leading telehealth companies — American Well, Teladoc and Doctor on Demand — to expand patients’ access to physicians.