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 »
Dehydration is the most common fluid and electrolyte imbalance in the elderly, regardless if the person lives in the community or in a healthcare Read More »
Ten years ago, it was generally believed that simple tools like gait belts and drawsheets combined with correct biomechanics were sufficient to Read More »
Three employees of the Penacook Place Nursing and Rehabilitation Center were big winners in the grand prize drawing at the end of the fi rst year Read More »
It's déjà vu: Nursing homes do something apparently awful. Government comes in with a big stick and hits them over the head. Nursing homes ask for Read More »
Bariatric Bed NOA Medical's Bariatric Bed with a safe working load of 750 lbs is designed to accommodate 98% of all bariatric patients. The 42" wide Read More »
Based in Evanston, Illinois, just north of Chicago, Mather LifeWays is a not-for-profit organization that enhances the lives of older adults by Read More »
Photos courtesy of Ballard Healthcare Dancing a jig: Deirdre McNulty The Chinese Representative: Marilyn Pasetes Activities departments have been Read More »
This Month's Victim: A widely respected MDS expert and frequent presenter at state and national conferences, Leah has been called “the Erma Bombeck Read More »
Q: Regarding coding of assistance with bathing: According to the RAI User's Manual, you code the highest level of assist given in the past seven Read More »
Each year the Radiological Society of North America hosts the largest meeting of radiology professionals in the world. The RSNA Annual Meeting is Read More »
With Mammography being one of the last medical imaging modalities to join the digital revolution, the Mammography department can now benefit from Read More »
Westminster—Canterbury Richmond (WCR), a well-respected 32-year-old continuing care retirement community, was facing the challenges of a rapidly Read More »
In the first part of this series in the October issue, we looked at the reasons to use photography in long-term care investigations and the tools Read More »
Benchmarking is a management tool used in many industries to answer the never-ending question: “How does my operation compare against those of my Read More »
Scooter The Invacare Lynx scooter allows users to accomplish daily activities with ease. Designed with a four-piece assembly/disassembly, it can be Read More »
For most Americans today, polio is a vaccine, not a crippling disease. However, in the 1940s and '50s poliomyelitis was an epidemic across the Read More »
Long-term care facilities are not strangers to regulation 483.25(h) Accidents as it historically represents and continues to make the Centers for Read More »
Maybe it's the news. Maybe it's the weather. Maybe it's the way every gently falling leaf is a grim reminder that eventually I, too, will shrivel and drop from the sky. Read More »
