Today more than ever it is important for us in geriatrics to encourage immunizations for our residents and patients across all areas of post-acute and long-term care. Since 1974, vaccinations against 14 preventable illnesses have led to 154 million...
Physicians and other practitioners are focused every day on providing excellent patient care. They don’t often have time to share their stories or advocate for legislation and policies that best support their work. The Post-Acute and Long-Term Care...
Adverse drug events (ADEs) associated with antibiotics have been implicated in 13.7% of all adult emergency department visits among those aged 20 years and older. Based on information on prescriptions dispensed from retail and long-term care...
Pressure injuries, also known as bedsores, pressure ulcers, and decubiti, have long been designated a measure of health care quality based on the notion that their presence reflects inadequate care. However, this connection deserves closer scrutiny...
Today’s superhero movies often feature teams of people with superpowers working together to overcome villains and evil, demonstrating that even Superman and Iron Man need help sometimes. For similar reasons, a team approach to preventing and...
Senior contributor Joanne Kaldy talks to Lisa Sweet, RN, Anna Fisher, PhD, and Kristi Felix, MSN, RN, CRRN, about how CNAs can support efforts to prevent and manage outbreaks.
It’s not enough to be an excellent medical practitioner in the changing world of health care. In a landscape where costs and outcomes go hand in hand, data are essential for documenting your value to accountable care organizations (ACOs) and other...
Scabies is a contagious infection of the epidermis caused by infestation with Sarcoptes scabiei var. hominis. These mites, which have a four- to eight-week life span, fertilize on the skin surface; the females then burrow into the stratum corneum to...
It is well known that nutrition and health are greatly interconnected and that specific foods and individual nutrients can have an impact on human health. Strong evidence exists that there is an association between the consumption of certain...
An artificial intelligence–infused dance-based exergame may help improve physical function in older adults, a pilot two-arm randomized controlled trial in Singapore found.
