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Fighting off Germs
October 30, 2009 12:40 PM by Maureen Salera
We all know that washing our hands is the best way to guard against the spread of germs. But there are several other measures that can also help protect us from contamination. In this Washington Post article , health care professionals share some other Read More...
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Dialysis May Do More Harm Than Good
October 15, 2009 4:34 PM by Heather Simons
A study published in The New England Journal of Medicine questions whether dialysis is the best treatment for nursing home patients. As reported by USA Today , more than half of older nursing home residents die within a year of starting dialysis and "nearly Read More...
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Not Just Part of the Job
September 17, 2009 10:24 PM by Maureen Salera
Most people figure that work-related injuries are just part of the job for nurses. With all that lifting, turning, repositioning and transferring that nurses do, injuries abound. In fact, a report on the American Nurses Association Web site indicates Read More...
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Taking Aim at Safety
September 10, 2009 11:34 AM by Liz Rosto
"We can make health care safer. Not just a little safer, a lot safer," The Joint Commission President Mark R. Chassin, MD, MPP, MPH, said in a press conference today announcing the launch of a new center to improve patient safety. The Joint Commission Read More...
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FDA to Review Acetaminophen Changes
July 2, 2009 3:14 PM by Maureen Salera
The FDA is left to wonder what to do about acetaminophen after its panel urged it to reconsider dosing instructions, according to an article posted on the Washington Post's web site. While acetaminophen is generally safe and effective, it can cause liver Read More...
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Can GPS Technology Help Track Wandering Seniors?
June 8, 2009 8:39 AM by Liz Rosto
I recently saw this interesting news brief about a shoemaker and a technology company teaming up to develop footwear with a built-in GPS device that could be used to track down wandering seniors. The developers of the project claim that the technology Read More...
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Elderly May be Immune to Swine Flu
May 22, 2009 11:49 AM by Maureen Salera
Several of our recent blogs have been about how swine flu may be impacting your residents. If you still fear an outbreak at your facility, you may not need to panic about this just yet. The CDC recently announced that some older people have antibodies Read More...
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A better fall
May 15, 2009 3:04 PM by Maureen Salera
A recent report on the science of falls caught my attention on Good Morning America this week. The segment featured the research of Mark Grabiner of the University of Illinois at Chicago. Grabiner and his research team put women age 62 and older--the Read More...
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Mice-on-Resident Violence
May 1, 2009 9:11 AM by Adkins-Ali Carrie
A news item about a mouse-on-resident attack in an Australian nursing home is hitting the U.S. media. Tales of mice chewing off residents' ears are, we can only hope, extremely rare, but certainly stir up a lot of attention and fear. Do you think the Read More...
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Is Swine Flu a Real Threat?
April 30, 2009 12:41 PM by Adkins-Ali Carrie
Swine flu is primarily affecting people between the ages of 18 and 50 and is markedly absent from the senior population. Do you consider it a threat to your residents? Are you taking any additional precautions to protect your population? Finally, do you Read More...
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Fall-prevention shoes
July 31, 2008 1:41 PM by Maureen McAndrews
By using the same technology that helps astronauts regain balance after zero-gravity flights, scientists have discovered an insole that could prevent elderly people from falling, according to an article on CNN.com. The "iShoe," developed by Erez Lieberman, Read More...
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Falls Cause More Than Broken Hips
June 26, 2008 4:00 PM by Maureen McAndrews
Fall-induced traumatic brain injuries caused almost 8,000 deaths and 56,000 hospitalizations in 2005 among Americans 65 and older, reports the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in the June issue of the Journal of Safety Research . In 2005, TBIs Read More...
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HHS to Help Medicare Beneficiaries and Providers in Iowa and Indiana
June 16, 2008 2:36 PM by Maureen McAndrews
Acting under his authority in the Public Health Service Act, HHS Secretary Mike Leavitt today declared a public health emergency in the flood-stricken states of Iowa and Indiana. The action gives CMS Medicare beneficiaries and their health care providers Read More...
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A Safehaven for Abused Seniors
June 10, 2008 8:54 AM by Liz Rosto
Long-term care facilities are respected for their role in caring for seniors when they (and their families) are no longer able to provide for themselves at home. Some facilities across the country are providing another refuge for seniors who have been Read More...
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Restraint Use a Thing of the Past?
March 28, 2008 11:34 AM by Liz Rosto
A recent report shows that the use of physical restraints in nursing homes has drastically declined in recent years as the federal government, states and the long-term care industry has placed greater emphasis on eliminating them. How do you feel about Read More...
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