by Vladimire Herard | Dec 6, 2016 | Long Term Care
While the field has garnered much research and debate, especially in the face of budget cuts to Medicare, Medicaid and Social Security, caregiving is largely under-resourced and under-funded, national industry experts say. During a panel at the American Society on...
by Vladimire Herard | Dec 6, 2016 | Long Term Care
The idea came to Sherwin Sheik after seeing his family struggle to coordinate home health care for a blind, quadriplegic sister suffering from multiple sclerosis and a Lou Gehrig’s disease-stricken uncle needing around-the-clock care. Why not build a website and...
by Vladimire Herard | Dec 6, 2016 | Geriatrics, Long Term Care, Nursing
In this MediPreneurs profile, PharmPsych.com decided to feature Sherrie Dornberger, RN, GDCN, CADDCT, CDP, CDONA, FACDONA, executive director of the National Association of Directors of Nursing Administration/Long-Term Care, Inc. (NADONA) based in Cincinnati, Ohio,...
by Vladimire Herard | Nov 26, 2016 | CCO's Corner, Dietary & Nutrition
A diet aimed at combatting inflammation in the body — combined with weight loss, smoking cessation and regular physical exercise — may assist patients in recovering from or avoiding the most common chronic illnesses, various government agencies and medical...
by Vladimire Herard | Nov 26, 2016 | CCO's Corner, Nursing
Medication errors, infection mismanagement, mistakes in charting or documents, lack of proper documentation and the mishandling of patient falls compose the five major rationales for negligence or malpractice lawsuits against nurses, professional trade associations,...
