Palliative care is defined by the World Health Organization (WHO) as an “approach that improves quality of life in patients and their families facing the problems associated with life-threatening illnesses”. 1 Palliative care focuses on prevention and relief from suffering, providing pain control, spiritual support and symptom control, done with...
F-Tag 309 is a government regulation that deals with pain stating: “Each resident must receive and the facility must provide the necessary care and services to attain or maintain the highest practicable physical, mental, and psychosocial well-being, in accordance with the comprehensive assessment and plan of care”. (1) How does...
What is the role of water? Water plays a vital role in our overall health and may be the most important nutrient of life. Roughly two-thirds of our body is comprised of water. Since the body is not capable of storing water, daily replacement of lost fluids is needed for...
DermaRite Medical: Introducing ComfortFoam™ Border Lite Thin Silicone Foam Dressing
January 28, 2016. DermaRite Medical, manufacturers of value-based advanced wound care and nutritional products for health and senior care facilities, is proud to introduce their ComfortFoam™ Border Lite dressings. A slimmer, more conformable addition to their best-selling ComfortFoam line of silicone foam dressings, ComfortFoam Border Lite is an absorbent, self-adherent silicone...
Obesity is a national health concern impacting over 35% of our adult population above the age of 60.1 Obesity can be directly related to heart disease, stroke, type 2 diabetes and some cancers, but did you know that obesity also affects our ability to heal wounds?3 Several things occur as...
DermaRite Medical Interactive Catalog App – The Next Generation
DermaRite Medical, a leading manufacturer of Advanced Wound Care and Nutrition products, is devoted to improving the lives of patients across all healthcare settings. Prompted by the expanding line of DermaRite Medical’s advanced wound care dressings, DermaRite Medical has released the next generation of its Interactive Dressing Selection Guide App...
Implementation of Mitigation Strategies for communities with Local COVID-19 Transmission. A framework for healthcare settings including nursing homes/longterm care facilities to both prepare for and mitigate community transmission of COVID-19. Click here to access this information. This interim guidance is for staff at local and state health departments, infection prevention...
