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 » 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 » Resident Care Manual The Briggs Resident Care Procedures for Nursing Facilities manual offers a simple, practical approach to nursing procedures and
Read More » 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 » 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 landscapeBY LINDA WILLIAMS, RNPrepare for motorized conveyances at your facility Medicare payments for power wheelchairs and scooters
Read More » Behavioral health advocates in four states have filed litigation arguing that mentally ill individuals should not be placed in nursing homes and
Read More » 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 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
Read More » I Advance Senior CareI Advance Senior Care is the industry-leading source for practical, in-depth, business-building, and resident care i...
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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 » FDA bed safety guidance: Mitigating riskJulie A. Braun, JD, LLM, interviews Larry Kessler, ScD, Director of Science and Engineering Laboratories,
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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.
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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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