Safety

FDA Bed Safety Guidance: Mitigating Risk

FDA bed safety guidance: Mitigating riskJulie A. Braun, JD, LLM, interviews Larry Kessler, ScD, Director of Science and Engineering Laboratories, Read More »

Safety in the Storm

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On the Uses of Bed Alarms

BY JOANNE BUNCH, RN, C; RHIT; NHA; LNC On the uses of bed alarmsUsed and supported appropriately, they reduce falls and offer other advantages, as Read More »

Many Nursing Homes Need Better Fire and Smoke Protection

Many nursing homes need better fire and smoke protection Read More »

Integrated Security-Response Systems

BY STEVEN ELDER  An integrated security-response system combines safety systems into a single entity. It is essentially a network of networks, Read More »

Bathing Safety for the Elderly and Disabled

BY BRUCE FATHERSBathing safety for the elderly and disabledCan residents be protected from all hazards posed by bathing water? Technology's Read More »

Fire Safety: Is Your Facility Legal?

BY JULIE A. BRAUN, JD, LLM Fire safety: Is your facility legal?The legal stru cture governing nursing home fire safety: A guide to self-examination Read More »

Caring for Larger Residents: Preserving Dignity Without Sacrificing Safety

Caring for Larger Residents: Preserving Dignity Without Sacrificing SafetyDealing with resident rights, mobility, and hygiene in the bariatric Read More »

Managing Resident Calls for Help

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Disaster Recovery Planning for Information Technology Functions

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Safety: A Key Ingredient in the Recipe for Success

Safety: A Key Ingredient in the Recipe for SuccessFrom CNAs to administrators, everyone at The Forest at Duke makes safety a priorityBY JAMES J. Read More »

Reduction of Risk for Falls Program

Reduction of Risk for Falls Program Adapted from a 2002 OPTIMA Award entry by Evangelical Manor, PhiladelphiaBy Barbara Hacker, RN, MEd, NHA For Read More »

Wireless Emergency Response: The Facts

This new technology offers important benefits New wireless technology offers many opportunities for upgrading communications in a residential care Read More »

Resident Elopement: Case Study and Lessons Learned

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Risk Management Survival Guide

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II. How to Self – Assess Your Facility for Risk Exposure

II. How to Self-Assess Your Facility for Risk Exposure By Richard J. Henry, JR., CNHA; and Christine A. Stevens, RN, MBA The long-term care business Read More »

III. Probing the Mysteries of “Claims – Made” Policies

III. Probing the Mysteries of " Claims-Made " Policies By Richard Todd Over the past 2 to 3 years, some new terminology has started showing up at Read More »

A New Era in Lift / Transfer

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Keeping the Nursing Home Clean and Dry

Editor's Note: Nursing homes probably rank with schools and day care centers as potential host environments for infectious organisms. Like the Read More »

Insurance Agents to the Rescue!

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Best-Practice Design for the bathing facility

Best-Practice Design for the Bathing FacilityADA guidelines need to be re-examined By Richard L. Peck, Editor For many a nursing home operator, the Read More »

Falling Leaves Protect Falling Residents

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