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Companies dedicated to skin care have a long track record of innovating, but few things have ignited a greater sense of urgency than the staffing shortages plaguing so many long-term care providers.
How to do it … Medication safety amid staffing woes
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John Hall
Jun 09, 2023
Persistent workforce shortages can hamstring even the most high-functioning skilled nursing facility. Managing medications and ensuring their integrity and proper dosing are no exception.
Expanding program takes a broad new view of wound care
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John Hall
Jun 09, 2023
Nursing home model puts skin health team leader at top of an integrated, whole-patient approach to preventing and caring for wounds
New, re-emerging diseases top infection prevention cares
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John Hall
Jun 09, 2023
As COVID-19 becomes a disease we live with, IPC professionals must turn their attention and resources to preventing the next pandemic
How to do it … Rehabbing facilities after the pandemic
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John Hall
May 03, 2023
For many, routine maintenance and repairs were likely sidelined over the last three difficult years. Those are projects that still need to be addressed.
Sophisticated cyber attacks expose vulnerable LTC data
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John Hall
May 01, 2023
Not long ago, Social Security numbers were highly valued commodities among cyberthieves. Today, the golden goose is a patient’s health record.
Fresh nursing home design combines tradition, new ideas
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John Hall
May 01, 2023
After long mimicking the hospitality industry’s grand lobbies and communal spaces, long-term care designers are shifting to a “less is more” strategy.
How to do it: Skin and incontinence care
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John Hall
Apr 10, 2023
Keeping nursing home caregivers motivated can be a stressful battle, particularly when they’re addressing stubborn skin care issues in elderly residents.