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Indwelling Urinary Catheters Should Not Be Used to Manage Urinary Incontinence
Unfortunately, it is all too common for skilled nursing facilities and hospitals to use indwelling urinary catheters to manage urinary incontinence. However, indwelling urinary catheters are the most common source of bacteremia. In fact, the federal Health Care Infection Control Practices Advisory Committee (HCICPAC) recommends minimizing urinary catheter use and duration of use in all patients. The most common reason for nursing homes to use indwelling…
Nursing Homes and Automatic Fire Sprinkler Systems
Last month, healthcare facilities had to update their fire suppression systems to continue to qualify for federal reimbursement programs. All skilled nursing facilities were required to have automatic...
What If a Nursing Home Won't Take You Back?
A nursing home patient can request a hearing if they are admitted to the hospital from a nursing home but upon returning to the nursing home finds they won't be readmitted. A favorable ruling doesn't mean the fight is over. California resident Bruce Anderson discovered the nursing home where he...
What is the process for hiring a nursing home abuse attorney?
Nursing homes are in place to keep the elderly at low risk and to ensure a good lifestyle for them. It can be difficult to place a family member in a nursing home, let alone trust them with a loved…
How to protect nursing home residents and report suspected abuse or neglect
Most people living in nursing homes receive quality care, but sometimes seniors are neglected or abused.
Is Video Surveillance Allowed in Nursing Homes?
We want to believe that our elderly loved ones will be safe and well taken care of should they need around-the-clock access to medical professionals that a nursing home can provide. Sadly, stories of nursing home neglect and nursing...
A Nursing Home Improving Clinical Outcomes with Technology
Technology has played an influential role in healthcare for quite a while. In the post-acute care space though, it is a motivating force behind how providers...
Making Tough Decisions: Is There No Choice But a Nursing Home?
It’s something many of us have done. Our parents are in their middle years and have come home from visiting someone in a nursing home. The hospital-like structure of the older nursing home was disturbing to them. While relating their experience to you they say that they’d hate to end up in a place like that. You jump in and say with feeling and genuine belief, "I’d never put you in a nursing home."
Home health team makes difference in lives of patients, families
Due to visiting restrictions limiting the time they can spend with family members, more patients in hospitals and skilled nursing facilities are shortening their stays and opting instead to receive
What Is A Skilled Nursing Facility? A Detailed Guide
What are nursing homes and skilled nursing facilities? We examine the differences and seek to define skilled nursing in this detailed guide. Read online.
Nursing Homes in New Jersey
By: Adult Care Advisors | No Comments July 18, 2013 A nursing home is supposed to be a sanctuary where seniors get care, support and some peace and quiet. However, the harsh reality is that some nursing homes tend to advertise more than they deliver. Adult Care Advisors has experts on senior care in New Jersey and we can help you distinguish the genuine, caring nursing homes from the ones looking to simply make money. When meeting the staff at a nursing home…
Warning Signs of Potential Nursing Home Abuse
We don't want to believe that people we trust to care for our aged would ever harm them. But the elderly are very vulnerable when they are in nursing homes
