One staff member reports another staff member for abusing a confused resident, but there are no other witnesses and no physical evidence of abuse. Read More »
When Michael walks through the halls of his facility, he has trouble understanding what his staff members are saying. It's as if they're speaking a Read More »
This Month's Victim: Phil Fogg, Jr. is founder and president of Marquis Companies, offering skilled nursing, assisted living, Alzheimer's, and home Read More »
Long-term care (LTC) requires hands-on support and care from frontline workers—the human element in caring for a frail, aged population. While the Read More »
Recent years have seen the beginnings of a boom in technologies designed to support seniors’ health and well-being in various settings, ranging from Read More »
Employee Scheduling Software With version 10 of Atlas Business Solutions’ Visual Staff Scheduler Pro (VSS Pro), users can schedule personnel more Read More »
Q: Our therapist coded too many minutes on the MDS in item P1b—about 2,000 too many. The MDS was submitted to the state, but we caught the error Read More »
In 2006, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued new guidance for activities that specifically directed facilities to improve Read More »
Now that PACS has redefined Radiology workflow providing many improvements in medical imaging services, What’s Next? A PR representative for Merge Read More »
You've received a call from the local hospital that one of your residents, after being found on the street by the police, has been brought to the Read More »
As a nationally ranked academic healthcare system, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center (UPMC) serves the health needs of more than 4 million Read More »
We have a very complex payroll,” says Bridget Gibson. As controller for Augustana Care Corporation in Minneapolis, she is responsible for 17 Read More »
Beginning this month our magazine is about to undergo a major makeover. Doing this isn't easy, when you are working with a magazine that has Read More »
Bob Kerrey Newt Gingrich America's nursing homes and long-term care facilities face the daunting challenge of instituting sweeping reforms in their Read More »
Surveyors are looking more closely at activity programs to ensure that they are adequately serving the needs of the nursing facility residents. Read More »
Safety Footwear Shoes For Crews® offers feminine athletic-style footwear designed specifically for the contour of a woman's foot, along with rugged Read More »
This year will see the expansion of a federal demonstration program that could lead to greater consistency and, hopefully, improvement in the state Read More »
If Shakespeare had suffered from a sleep disorder, his work might not have turned out quite so well. He'd have written more like me—in a state of Read More »
Perhaps the most distinctive among the alternative environments to accommodate aging is the model known as senior cohousing. Unlike the famous Read More »
It is impossible to talk about public policy in 2008 without recognizing that the year could bring significant changes in the political arena. A Read More »
Mrs. June, a Greenspring resident, finds a new use for wash hanging on the line Sometimes less is more. In the case of 11 female residents of the Read More »
Patient safety is a top priority for all healthcare facilities, and nursing homes are no exception. Specifically, medication errors have become a Read More »
Odors and gaseous contaminants can permeate throughout your facility, leading to a variety of potentially bad health effects for patients as well as Read More »
At OSF Saint Francis Medical Center in Peoria, Illinois, lift injuries have decreased substantially and staff satisfaction has soared after the Read More »
Needs for supportive services often change for seniors able to live at home. The stress of dealing with transportation, home maintenance, changes in Read More »
My first PACS consisted of a Token Ring FDDI network with three diagnostic workstations in the Radiologists reading room, one QA workstation in my Read More »
Radiocontrast agents (also simply contrast agents or contrast materials) are compounds used to improve the visibility of internal bodily structures Read More »
Imaging volumes are growing and exam sizes are increasing. 64 Slice CT scanners can produce exams with thousands of slices. Installing a high Read More »
For the many residents in nursing homes and assisted living facilities who face physical and/or mental limitations, automatic doors can provide Read More »
