When you're trying to arrange in-home care for yourself or a loved one, one of the first challenges is understanding the difference between a home health aide and a skilled nurse.

The NDP’s Keith Jorgenson and former care home owner Anita Bouvier said personal care homes aren’t frequently inspected, so ...

A grieving widow from Darlington says “lessons still haven’t been learnt” after claiming her husband endured repeated neglect at ...

Catheter-associated urinary tract infection (CAUTI) is the most frequent hospital-acquired infection and remains a major challenge for nursing quality and infection control. Existing studies are ...

MARKHAM — The Ontario government is investing $3.74 million in skin and wound care training programs for 1,100 long-term care home staff, bringing residents faster, more convenient access to care, ...

Objective: To explore the influencing factors of catheter-related bloodstream infection (CRBSI) in neonates with peripherally inserted central catheter (PICC) in the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU ...

Catheters physically save my life every single day. But my catheters, and with them my health and safety, are now at risk under a new proposal from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services to ...

Effective – this means we looked for evidence that people’s care, treatment and support achieved good outcomes and promoted a good quality of life, based on best available evidence.This is the first ...

A urinary catheter is a tube that is inserted into the bladder from the end of the urethra to drain urine from the bladder. Usually, urinary catheters are only required for a few days, such as after ...

The Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology (APIC) has released updated guidelines for preventing catheter-associated bloodstream infections (CABSI). These guidelines ...

William R. Phillips ([email protected]), University of Washington, Seattle, Washington. Jeongyoung Park, Robert Graham Center, Washington, D.C. Michael Topmiller ...

The placement of a Swan-Ganz catheter allows specialists to diagnose or test for major heart issues without requiring you to undergo major surgery. Usually, it’s a diagnostic tool for people in ...