Heritage Manor News: Wound care in nursing homes

(Editor’s Note: The following article was submitted by Patricia Duplechin, resident activity director at Heritage Manor Nursing Home in Ville Platte. This column runs every Sunday in The Gazette.) With the rise of chronic wounds, such as pressure ulcers, in the United States, it is up to long-term facilities to extend their scope of practice to best treat and document wounds to avoid penalties, l…