Long-Term Care Survey Alert
STUDY SUGGESTS ANNUAL OSTEOPOROSIS TREATMENT EFFECTIVE
An annual intravenous osteoporosis treatment may stave off the bone-thinning disease that affects 10 million Americans, mostly women. In the late stages of osteoporosis, patients bones can break with normal movement, making it one of the more difficult nursing challenges in long-term care facilities. Researchers at the University of Auckland in New Zealand found that women who received intravenous infusions of a drug called zoledronic acid showed improved bone density for a year following the cessation of treatment. The study was reported in the Feb. 28, 2002, issue of the New England Journal of Medicine. Researchers concede that it will be about five years before doctors know whether the drug can prevent fractures. The drugs manufacturer has launched the needed longitudinal studies. The Food and Drug Administration has already approved zoledronic acid to treat cancer patients who develop a condition where calcium leaches out of the bones.
Long-Term Care Survey Alert
- Survey Management:
CONDUCT SURVEY DRILLS TO LESSEN FEAR FACTOR
When it comes to surveys, often the biggest thing your facility has to fear is [...] - Oral Health:
TAKE THESE 6 STEPS TO IMPROVE RESIDENTS ORAL HEALTH
Nursing facilities that neglect residents oral health leave themselves wide open to survey sanctions that [...] - Oral Health:
EXPLORE VARIOUS MODELS FOR PROVIDING DENTAL SERVICES
Nursing facilities aren't disputing that elderly nursing home residents should be getting regular dental checkups [...] - Oral Health:
WATCH OUT FOR THESE F TAGS FOR ORAL HEALTH DEFICIENCIES
Surveyors have been instructed to consider the following F tags for the statement of deficiencies [...] - Infection Control:
FOOD TEMPERATURE A NEW HOT SPOT FOR IMMEDIATE JEOPARDY
Infection control generally conjures images of nursing staff taking a patient's temperature not the temperature [...] - Infection Control:
INFECTION CONTROL CHECKLIST FOR THE KITCHEN
Raymond Otero, an infection control consultant in Richmond, KY, suggests facilities maintain an infection control [...] - Abuse Prevention:
THE INSIDE SECRETS FOR SCREENING NURSING APPLICANTS EFFECTIVELY
Selecting the right nursing staff is the most important step a facility can take toward [...] - Accreditation:
NEW JCAHO CERTIFICATION PROVIDES OPPORTUNITY FOR SPECIAL CARE PROGRAMS
Does your nursing facility have a cutting edge dementia care, pain management or other type [...] - Infection Control:
CDC DRAFT HAND HYGIENE GUIDELINES SKIP THE SOAP
If your facility staff associates clean hands with lots of water and lather, that may [...] - Federal Developments:
GAO URGES STRICTER REPORTING FOR RESIDENT ABUSE
Nursing home providers should get ready to face tougher reporting requirements for incidents involving physical [...] - Survey & Certification:
NURSING HOME COMPARE SITE COULD REPORT MORE VIOLATIONS
Many nursing home providers worry that Web sites give the public too much information about [...] - Staffing:
HHS CONCLUDES STAFFING RATIOS NOT CURRENTLY FEASIBLE
The second half of the long-awaited Department of Health & Human Services nursing home staffing [...] - Survey Enforcement:
SURVEYORS PREPARE FOR NEW SOM INSTRUCTIONS
Heads up, nursing homes: The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services is busy updating Chapter [...] - Clinical Developments:
STEM CELLS REVERSE STROKE EFFECTS
Researchers are getting closer to developing ways to repair the human brain, and treatments under [...] - Clinical Developments:
FOLIC ACID MAY KEEP ALZHEIMERS AT BAY
A folic acid deficiency that has been linked previously to an increased risk of Parkinsons [...] - Pharmacology:
STUDY SUGGESTS ANNUAL OSTEOPOROSIS TREATMENT EFFECTIVE
An annual intravenous osteoporosis treatment may stave off the bone-thinning disease that affects 10 million [...] - Staffing:
AHCA OFFERS CNA SCREENING TEST
Theres no crystal ball that can tell you whether or not your best staff will [...]
