Category Archives for Rehab
Lawsuit Filed Over Negligence In DVT Prevention and Treatment
Tampa, FL (Law Firm Newswire) October 10, 2012 – A lawsuit has been filed against an Illinois nursing home over negligence in the prevention and treatment of deep vein thrombosis (DVT). Carol Harrison, 63, was admitted to Maple Ridge Care…
Tags: Deep Vein Thrombosis, DVT Prevention, SCD boots, Sequential Compression Device, Skin IQ™ coverlet, VascularPRN, Warfarin
Heritage Rehabilitation & Healthcare Center Opens to Great Acclaim
Wednesday, June 27th, was an absolutely gorgeous and balmy day – serving as the perfect backdrop to the Grand Opening of the brand new Heritage Rehabilitation & Health Care Center at 15th Ave. and 56th Street in Brooklyn. Professionals from…
Tags: Boro Park Rehab Center, Health Care Event, Heritage Rehabilitation & Healthcare Center
New Therapeutic Surface for Pressure Ulcer Treatment Provides Patient Comfort and Significant Cost Savings for Facilities
Proper product utilization is crucial to lessening pressure ulcers. In the hospital and long-term care setting, it is important for medical professionals to address what is not only clinically efficacious but also reasonably priced. According to McKnight’s Long Term Care…
Tags: Decubitus Ulcers, Long Term Care, Low Air Loss Bed, nursing homes, Pressure Ulcers, Rehab Facilities
New Skin IQ™ Coverlet Helps Nursing Home Administrators Cut Costs
Directors of nursing homes are preparing for big decreases in Medicare reimbursements that begin October 1. Medicare rates will lessen by 11.1 percent, which is making nursing home operators and administrators look for every opportunity to cut costs to make…
Tags: Assisted Living, nursing facility, Nursing Home Administrators, nursing home facility, nursing homes, rehabilitative care, Skilled Nursing, Skin IQ, Vascular PRN
Recovery Following a Stroke… It’s The Extras that Count
After a stroke affects a part of one’s brain, the patient faces a daunting and challenging road to recovery. To relearn the skills that were lost as a result, one must undergo stroke rehab that usually involves mobility training, communication…
Tags: brain, Rehab, stroke, The Pratt Pavilion, therapy
New Dialysis Unit at Water’s Edge
Congratulations to Water’s Edge Healthcare & Rehabilitation Center on the grand opening of their brand new in-house dialysis unit that can accommodate up to 60 patients. Water’s Edge is now the ideal healthcare facility for patients looking for a nursing…
Tags: Dialysis Unit, Healthcare & Rehabilitation Center, Healthcare Facility, New Jersey, nursing home, Water's Edge
Make Sure The Family’s Involved
Post-stroke recovery and function can be significantly affected by the involvement of patient’s nearest and dearest. New research shows that incorporating family-assisted exercise therapy to the standard physical therapy regimen of a stroke patient had many positive results. Motor function,…
Tags: balance, Emma Stokes, exercise, Family, Ireland, motor function, Physical Therapy, Physiotherapy, Post-stroke recovery, research, Trinity College Dublin
Brain Injury Recovery – A Work in Process
As Arizona Congresswoman Gabby Giffords makes progress that seems to bode well for her recovery, her upturn has given the public a glimpse into the complex world of brain injury and healing. The brain is an astonishingly intricate and malleable…
Tags: Arizona, brain, Brain Injury, cognitive abilities, compensation strategies, doctors, Gabby Giffords, impairment, injury, nerve cells, neurological rehabilitation, neurons, recovery, scientists, therapists
Patients Well Aware Are Well Prepared
If you’re going in for elective surgery of any kind, make sure to do your homework well in advance, so you’re not in for a nasty shock later on. You will be needing lots of assistance to get you through…
Tags: elective surgery, health care, Home Care, home health aide, insurance, Medicare, nurse, patients, recovery
