Principles of Chronic Pain Treatment Patients with pain should receive treatment that provides the greatest benefit. Opioids are not the first-line therapy for chronic pain outside of active cancer treatment, palliative care, and end-of-life care. Evidence suggests that nonopioid treatments, including nonopioid medications and nonpharmacological therapies can provide relief to those suffering from chronic pain, and are safer. Effective approaches to chronic pain – Download: //www.cdc.gov/drugoverdose/pdf/nonopioid_treatments-a.pdf…

We recognize the hardship that our residents and families are experiencing right now due to COVID-19. As part of our facility’s commitment to protecting residents, families, and staff from serious illness and complications, we are continuing to follow guidance from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), and will provide families with regular updates regarding our facility’s COVID-19 status and visitation policies via phone and…

For primary care providers treating adults (18+) with chronic pain ≥3 months, excluding cancer, palliative, and end-of-life care Download: //www.cdc.gov/drugoverdose/pdf/PDO_Checklist-a.pdf…

Availability of a safe and effective vaccine is one component of protecting the health and safety of hospital staff who are critical to reducing loss of life and ensuring continuity of care during the COVID-19 pandemic. As COVID-19 vaccine becomes increasingly available, effective execution of a hospital’s vaccine administration plan is dependent on being adaptable to delivery schedules and other unpredictable challenges. Click here to download the Toolkit: //files.asprtracie.hhs.gov/documents/hospital-operations-toolkit-for-covid-19-administration-vaccine-logistics.pdf…

Scandent: Prevent Loss & Theft From dentures, hearing aids, and glasses, to cell phones, laptops, jewelry, wallets, clothing and medical devices, Scandent can protect virtually any resident or facility property from loss and theft. The Scandent Solution Scandent eliminates loss and theft by attaching small RFID tags to various items and assets, installing RFID readers in areas through which lost or stolen items are likely to pass, and providing mobile, handheld scanners for on-demand…