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Improving Diabetes

Management in Long-Term Care

Medline’s Compass Program

A Diabetes Resource for Long-Term Care

With 26 percent of the nursing home

population battling diabetes and its

complications on a daily basis,

Medline is providing educational

tools for residents, their families

and their caregivers.

Diabetes is a devastating disease affecting approximately 23.6 million people in the U.S.

5.7 million cases continue to go undiagnosed

for many years without treatment until severe

complications occur. As many as 1 in 4 nursing home residents have diabetes.

The time and

cost associated with caring for these individuals greatly impact the long term care facilities.

Medline has developed a comprehensive tool to help long-term care facilities provide better

care for residents with diabetes by compiling and organizing data acquired during the course of

working with healthcare professionals for more than 40 years. “Compass- A Diabetes Resource

for Long-Term Care” emphasizes the importance of proper diabetes management to prevent

complications and also illustrates how to achieve it.

Considering that heart disease, stroke, high blood pressure, blindness, kidney disease, dental

disease, nervous system disease, and even amputations are all complications of diabetes

, it is

easy to see why healthcare providers strive to provide the best possible care for residents.

Additionally, knowing that the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services is reviewing Pay for

Performance measures and evaluating avoidable hospital admissions, like those due to

complications from diabetes, it is vital for nursing home staff to understand current

standards of practice.

COMPASS DIABETES PROGRAM

Compass Diabetes Program

References:

1. National Diabetes Fact Sheet, 2007. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention website. Available at

www.cdc.gov/diabetes/pubs/pdf/ndfs_2007.pdf. Accessed on April 24, 2009

2. Johnson EL, Brosseau JD, Soule M, et a. Treatment of diabetes in long-term care facilities: a primary

care approach. Clinical Diabetes. 2008;26(4):152-156

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