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I know this is a different type of post for me but I wanted to share my thoughts on a recent book I read entitled “Chasing Life.” The book was written by Dr. Sanjay Gupta, a practicing neurosurgeon at Emory University Hospital and the Chief Medical Correspondent for CNN. Dr. Gupta’s book will revolutionize the…

Doctors are notorious for their bad handwriting. But, how can your physician’s bad writing affect you? In many ways, including a huge problem shown in this MSNBC video. Bad handwriting makes it more difficult for pharmacists to be sure they are giving you the correct medication. For instance, there are many drugs that are very…

Many people have experienced being stuck in the arm with a catheter (or needle) in order that a health care provider can administer needed fluids, antibiotics, etc. Pretty simple process right? Not always as this report from Minnesota shows us in great detail. The patient was 55 years old and was hospitalized at the Mayo…

A pulmonary embolism is a blood clot in an artery in the lung. Once the artery is blocked oxygen levels in the blood drop, and blood pressure in the lungs rises. It is a life-threatening condition which is demonstrated by this case report from New York. The patient was 42 years old and had a…

We receive a monthly magazine called Nursing Homes, Long Term Care Management. The magazine is written for long term care businesses and administrators – to discuss the pressing issues affecting the industry. In the June 2007 issue, there is an article by Michael Stoil – entitled, “View on Washington: Will immigration reform solve staffing woes?”…

Have you ever felt this way about a member of your family who is diabetic and resides in a nursing home? Well, a reader of the Diabetes Health magazine certainly felt this way and you need to read the recommendations from Mary M. Sullivan RN, and a Diabetes Clinical Nurse Specialist/Nurse Practitioner. Read Nurse Sullivan’s…

Many nursing homes will want you to sign an admission agreement, either before or after the resident moves in. Please take your time and read the agreement fully before signing. If possible, consult with an attorney. Obviously, if you can wait until the resident has already moved in, you will have more leverage. Here is…

According to an article by the Jackson Sun, The Tennessee Department of Health has suspended new admissions to Bells Nursing Home and imposed a monetary penalty of $1,500. The state has also recommended that the nursing home be charged a federal penalty of $3,050 per day until the violations are corrected. The violations include: o…

I just finished reading an article in Virginia Business magazine about the ever increasing costs for nursing home care. The article’s title, “Retirement Dream Could Become a Nightmare” says it all! The article reports the average daily rate for a private room in a Virginia nursing home is $133 while the maximum average daily rate…

The Washington Post newspaper reported yesterday that the Carlyle Group will purchase Manor Care, a nursing-home operator, for $6.3 billion, the latest in a recent string of multibillion-dollar deals involving the DC private-equity giant. Manor Care, which traces its roots to a single nursing home in Wheaton 48 years ago, has grown into one of…

Nurses Service Organization (NSO) is the nation’s largest provider of nurses professional liability insurance coverage, with over 650,000 nursing professionals insured in the program today. Take a look at this collection of paid claims involving nursing negligence or malpractice and reported by NSO.