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 » 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
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Read More » 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 » I Advance Senior CareI Advance Senior Care is the industry-leading source for practical, in-depth, business-building, and resident care i...
Read More » I Advance Senior CareI Advance Senior Care is the industry-leading source for practical, in-depth, business-building, and resident care i...
Read More » BY JULIE A. BRAUN, JD, LLM, AND MARK E. BRULEY, BS Bed safety: Preventing fires caused by hospital bedsHot tips for clinical staff and
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Read More » LIABILITY landscapeBY LINDA WILLIAMS, RNEmergency preparedness in the midst of a crisis As recent news events have shown, nursing facilities are not
Read More » BY JULIE A. BRAUN, JD,LLMTake a look before you hookPreventing deaths and serious injuries from medical gas mix-ups Nursing homes
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Read More » 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 » 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 riskJulie A. Braun, JD, LLM, interviews Larry Kessler, ScD, Director of Science and Engineering Laboratories,
Read More » 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 » BY MARIANNA KERN GRACHEK, MSN, CNHA, FACHCA Community-wide emergency planning involving long-term careThe Joint Commission approach to enhancing
Read More » 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 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 landscapeBY LINDA WILLIAMS, RNResident smoking rights and risks At times, nursing homes can find themselves stuck between a rock and a
Read More » 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 » BY SANDI PETERSEN, RN, MSN, CLNC Developing risk-management protocols in assisted livingAssisted living has its own litigation traps for the unwary
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Read More » SURVEY survivalBY RETA A. UNDERWOOD, ADCGood reasons to take elder abuse seriously As an industry that will forever experience the fallout from abuse
Read More » LIABILITY landscapeBY LINDA WILLIAMS, RNDealing with depression It is estimated that of the 32 million people age 65 and older, 5 million suffer from
Read More » BY DOUGLAS J. EDWARDS, ASSISTANT EDITOR Thinking about the unthinkable: Staff sexual abuse of residentsAlthough few staff members ever cross the
Read More » LIABILITY landscapeBY LINDA WILLIAMS, RNKeeping residents safe while on the go When you think of resident deaths and injuries associated with nursing
Read More » SURVEY survivalBY RETA A. UNDERWOOD, ADCAre you aware of these new survey requirements? In the past few months we have encountered much "to do"
Read More » LIABILITY landscapeBY LINDA WILLIAMS, RNHandling constipation and fecal impaction As staff at most nursing facilities are aware, the occurrence of a
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