Wound Care

Looking to boost skin health and improve the prevention and treatment of wounds, Genesis HealthCare has launched a new program that will add about 200 wound care experts company wide.

Long-term care providers are being urged to ensure they have proper arbitration agreements in place after a jury ordered a $12.35 million verdict against a major operator upon finding it mostly responsible...

Digital wound management systems can help close a critical gap in the wound care continuum.

Findings show inclusion significantly cuts odds of pressure injuries in patients hospitalized with severe COVID-19

Like all nurses specializing in wound care, I’ve seen many changes in our profession over the years. Perhaps the most meaningful are the influences that breakthrough technology and products have had...

Patients in smartphone group had reduced community care attendance, better experiences accessing care after abdominal surgery

Investigators expected that wound outcomes would be adversely affected by pandemic disruptions. But data from hundreds of wound care clinics in the United States show otherwise.

CMS’s new rule: LTC providers must report weekly COVID vaccine data in move that could affect assisted living, too … Mandate staff vaccines or promote them with a $1K bonus? Which one works best might...

Telemedicine has had measurable clinical effects on residents, including reduced emergency and hospital admissions, reductions in physical restraints, and improved vital signs, nurse-researchers have found.

For long-term care and skilled nursing facility operators, wound care plays a significant role in everything from staff efficiencies to outcomes to reimbursement. It’s also an important factor in the...