Most nursing home residents will eventually die there. Yet only 3.1 percent of residents at the end of life (that is, with fewer than six months to live) are receiving hospice care.
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Read More » BY KAREN MERK, RN, BS, CRNAC F314 and pressure reliefThe new federal guidelines have much to say about support surfaces and
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Read More » focuson Skin CareDry skin: More than an annoyanceLinda Zinn, Editor, shares a few practical tips gleaned from professional conferences and reports on
Read More » BY MICHELLE D. DUMONCEAUX Managing diabetes awareness in long-term careTargeting the right resources is key to saving time while improving care
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Read More » focuson Pressure Relief & Wound Ca reImplementing the new CMS guidelines for wound care Areas for potential citations are explained by Jeffrey M.
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Read More » BY TODD HUTLOCK, ASSISTANT EDITOR CMS's new guidance for pressure ulcers: What it meansInterview with Courtney H. Lyder, ND, GNP, FAAN On November
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Read More » BY BRIAN GARAVAGLIA, PHD Many individuals are admitted to acute, subacute, and long-term care facilities each year suffering from a depression that
Read More » BY ELIZABETH P. FUSS, RN, MS, CIC As an infection control nurse, I know that residents of LTC facilities would make any infection control
Read More » BY TOBI SCHWARTZ-CASSELL An increase in interest in the wellness
Read More » BY ALLAN G. KOMAREK, PHD, RN In the late 1970s, Angelica Thieriot created the Planetree Organization in an attempt to personalize, humanize, and
Read More » BY FAERELLA BOCZKO, MS, CCC/SLPManaging dysphagia in dementia: A timed snack protocolRecent pilot studies indicate that appropriate snacks
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Read More » Our falls-prevention program began in 1998 and has progressed and grown over the years. We performed an intense review and revision of the program
Read More » BY BRENDA K. LOGSDON, MA, CCC/SLPPreventing aspiration pneumonia in at-risk residents Aspiration pneumonia is an infection in the lungs commonly
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Read More » INTERVIEW WITH STEVE MOGENSEN AND JOHN HERTIGStopping pressure ulcers-Before they start Wound care expert Courtney H. Lyder's mention in our January
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