Bring staff on board to apply reliability principles in their efforts to prevent and control the incidents of infection in the congregate setting of long-term care. Read More »
QAPI expert Nell Griffin, LPN, EdM, offers valuable resources and advice on establishing performance improvement projects to remedy problems in care practices. Read More »
Several studies presented at the Alzheimer’s Association International Conference 2014 in Copenhagen, Denmark, shed light on the prevalence, detection and treatment of the disease. Read More »
Is it an emergency? Does the resident need assistance? Is it an equipment malfunction? These questions cannot be answered unless staff responds to call lights. Read More »
The National Quality Measures Clearinghouse database of the federal Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality is adding 21 evidence-based quality measures related to urinary incontinence. Read More »
A soon-to-launch five-year study to prevent the symptoms of Alzheimer’s disease for high-risk individuals will seek volunteers to join the trial in early 2015. Read More »
Researchers in the United Kingdom believe they are one step closer to developing a blood test for Alzheimer’s disease after identifying a set of 10 proteins in the blood that can predict the onset of the disease. Read More »
Better vascular control, healthy habits and access to improvements in stoke treatment have contributed to a decline in the incidence of stroke and a greater chance of survival. Read More »
We are expected to be on time for medical appointments but usually end up sitting in the waiting room. Compound that wait with a long round-trip ride and that one appointment can take all day. Read More »
Normal, healthy adults can forego screening for carotid artery stenosis, a risk factor for stroke. The procedure may cause more harm than good, according to the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force. Read More »
Walking may improve motor function, mood, tiredness, fitness and some aspects of thinking abilities in those who have mild to moderate Parkinson's disease, according to new research. Read More »
Insulin pumps are significantly more effective at controlling blood glucose in people with type 2 diabetes whose disease has not responded to multiple daily insulin injections, according to a large new study. Read More »
While younger people benefit by improving glycemic control, some older individuals may experience negative side effects, according to new research. Read More »
The draft of a new report for the federal government details the state of evidence related to the efficacy and safety of negative pressure wound therapy. Read More »
Another study confirms the importance of sleep as it relates to cognition in older adults. Just how sleep affects brain function, however, depends on age, according to the researchers. Read More »
Smoke-free nursing homes are becoming the norm. Long-Term Living blogger Kathleen Mears shares her opinions on the benefits of a total ban on tobacco products. Read More »
A new report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s National Center for Health Statistics highlights bladder and bowel control issues among nursing home residents and others, as well as how demographics figure into the picture. Read More »
Physicians can be valuable allies when adult children or others think it’s time for seniors to stop driving, according to a new survey of older adults. Read More »
Some of your residents should undergo a one-time ultrasound screening for abdominal aortic aneurysm, advises the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force in a just-issued recommendation. Read More »
The Food and Drug Administration has approved tedizolid phosphate for the treatment of adult acute bacterial skin and skin structure infections caused by susceptible Gram-positive bacteria, including methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus. Read More »
People have different levels of auditory comfort. When too many decibels work for one resident, but assault a roommate, what can be done to ensure both parties’ satisfaction? Read More »
The National Quality Measures Clearinghouse database of the federal Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality is adding 22 evidence-based quality measures related to pain management in long-term care. Read More »
Hand-washing is crucial to preventing and controlling Clostridium difficile infections in healthcare settings. Do you know four other steps that nursing professionals and other staff members can take? Read More »
The United States ranks last among 11 industrialized countries when it comes to deaths that are potentially preventable with timely access to effective healthcare, and it ranks second-to-last on healthy life expectancy at age 60, according to a new report. Read More »
