Risk Management

Long-term care liability and its changing landscape

The landscape of long-term care liability has never been more varied. Recently, there have been some sizable seven-figure awards and settlements, Read More »

Green is good: Environmentally sound pest control

Pest management can be challenging in long-term care environments. Not only is it crucial to keep your facility free of disease-carrying rodents and Read More »

Focus on Safety

Resident Care Manual The Briggs Resident Care Procedures for Nursing Facilities manual offers a simple, practical approach to nursing procedures and Read More »

Watch your step!

Step on a crack, break your mother's back.” That childhood superstition serves as a metaphorical warning for those who work in service-related fields Read More »

Elements of a safe mobility program

The name Guy Fragala has been synonymous for years with ergo-nomic engineering for worker safety. During his years at the University of Read More »

Liability Landscape

LIABILITY landscapeBY LINDA WILLIAMS, RNPrepare for motorized conveyances at your facility  Medicare payments for power wheelchairs and scooters Read More »

Placement of mentally ill individuals in nursing homes: Today’s legal warfare

Behavioral health advocates in four states have filed litigation arguing that mentally ill individuals should not be placed in nursing homes and Read More »

Investigating on-site incidents and accidents

Editor's Note: When an unfortunate event occurs involving a resident—a mysterious bruise, a fall, a wanderer found blocks or miles from the Read More »

Liability Landscape

LIABILITY landscapeBY LINDA WILLIAMS, RNThe seriousness of head injuries  Falls are the leading cause of head injuries among the elderly. One of the Read More »

Is Your Business Office at Risk for Fraud?

BY KYLIE WATERS WHIPPLE, CPA  Is your business office at risk for fraud?A business office can be a hotbed of opportunity for theft and Read More »

Forming a Falls Prevention Team

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Rehab Perspectives, an Aegis Therapies Supplement

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Preparing for a Flu Pandemic

BY KEVIN M. KAVANAUGH, MA, AND SUSAN DUDA-GARDINER, BSN, RN  Preparing for a flu pandemicEmergency planning is key to addressing this possible crisis Read More »

Liability Landscape

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How Sanitary Is Your Kitchen?

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Bed Safety: Preventing Fires Caused by Hospital Beds

BY JULIE A. BRAUN, JD, LLM, AND MARK E. BRULEY, BS  Bed safety: Preventing fires caused by hospital bedsHot tips for clinical staff and Read More »

Diabetes Testing Supplies: A How-To Selection Guide

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Liability Landscape

LIABILITY landscapeBY LINDA WILLIAMS, RNEmergency preparedness in the midst of a crisis As recent news events have shown, nursing facilities are not Read More »

Take a Look Before You Hook

BY JULIE A. BRAUN, JD,LLMTake a look before you hookPreventing deaths and serious injuries from medical gas mix-ups   Nursing homes Read More »

Rounding Up the UnUsual Suspects

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Preventing Mold and Water Infiltration During and After Construction

PREVENTING MOLD AND WATER INFILTRATION DURING AND AFTER CONSTRUCTIONEarly planning can head off problems down the road BY DAVID J. PFEFFER, ESQ. Mold Read More »

How to Get Sued in Five Easy Steps

MARTHA E. LEATHERMAN, MD, AND KATHERINE E. GOETHE, PHD How to get sued in five easy stepsExperienced observers tell how facilities place themselves Read More »

FDA Bed Safety Guidance: Mitigating Risk

FDA bed safety guidance: Mitigating riskJulie A. Braun, JD, LLM, interviews Larry Kessler, ScD, Director of Science and Engineering Laboratories, Read More »

Preparing for Disasters

BY JOSHUA D. NATHAN Preparing for disastersWith key ingredients, the prescription is easy  With a new hurricane season bearing down and memories of Read More »

Community-Wide Emergency Planning Involving Long-Term Care

BY MARIANNA KERN GRACHEK, MSN, CNHA, FACHCA Community-wide emergency planning involving long-term careThe Joint Commission approach to enhancing Read More »

Managing and Mitigating Risk: An Administrator’s View

As liability issues abound and insurance premiums skyrocket, risk management is no stranger to long-term care managers. Several areas of long-term care are particularly susceptible to serious risk exposure (see "Typical Risk-Associated Events"). Many organizations are cognizant of this but have struggled to fully understand this complex topic and how to implement an effective risk-management program. Because issues of risk are multifaceted, they require an equally complex and systemic approach. Effective risk management is a way of conducting day-to-day operations, encompassing preplanning to prevent risk-laden situations and implementing procedures to follow when things go wrong, as they inevitably will. At the heart of a successful approach is an acknowledgment that organizations, like people, are more often judged by how they handled a mistake, not whether one was made. Read More »

Liability Landscape

LIABILITY landscapeBY LINDA WILLIAMS, RNDon't overlook your residents' oral health  According to the Surgeon General's 2000 report on oral health in Read More »

Liability Landscape

LIABILITY landscapeBY LINDA WILLIAMS, RNResident smoking rights and risks  At times, nursing homes can find themselves stuck between a rock and a Read More »

Survey Survival

SURVEY survivalBY RETA A. UNDERWOOD, ADCDon't fool with Mother Nature  The record hurricane season of 2004 might have been just the beginning. Read More »

Developing Risk-Management Protocols in Assisted Living

BY SANDI PETERSEN, RN, MSN, CLNC Developing risk-management protocols in assisted livingAssisted living has its own litigation traps for the unwary Read More »