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Clinical resources on proactive hydration in long term care
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Aug 26, 2026
The Story Behind Vitaline: Bringing Hydration Into Focus
An overlooked condition became the starting point for a new approach to care. Discover how recognizing dehydration’s role in falls and hospitalizations in long-term care inspired Vitaline’s physician-led clinical hydration solutions.
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Sep 19, 2025
Hydration Challenges in LTC: Consequences and Strategies
By: Steven Merahn | IV hydration for hypo-hydrated SNF residents is more than a clinical intervention — it’s a regulatory safeguard, a quality improvement tool, and a QAPI best practice. It directly reduces audit risk, improves publicly reported outcomes, and provides a defensible framework for survey and payer oversight.
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Sep 7, 2024
Dehydration in Older Adults: Recognizing Risk and Improving Outcomes
Dehydration is the most common cause of orthostatic hypotension and a contributing factor in falls, delirium, stroke, kidney failure, and UTIs. In this 2024 clinical presentation, Dr. Hamrick discusses how normal aging changes reduce intake while increasing fluid needs - and outlines practical ways to improve hydration and outcomes.
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Featured on McKnight's
May 26, 2026
Closing the Hydration Gap in Long-Term Care: Identifying Risks, Improving Outcomes
In a discussion with McKnight’s during the recent 2026 Women of Distinction Awards and Forum, Tami Lev, RN, BSN, COO of Vitaline, sat down to share perspectives on identifying dehydration earlier, closing clinical gaps in hydration management, and implementing compliant, structured hydration programs within skilled nursing facilities and senior living communities.
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Apr 6, 2026
Dehydration by Degrees: The Case for Targeted IV Hydration in Long-Term Care
By: Steven Merahn | Recent collegial discussions about preventive intravenous hydration in skilled nursing facilities raised legitimate questions about appropriate use, documentation, and oversight. But when discussion shifts from dialogue to categorical dismissal of IV hydration as a “scam,” it conflates misuse with evidence-based targeted application—and risks harm to a population whose vulnerability to inadequate hydration is well established in the clinical literature.
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Jan 27, 2026
Dehydration Risks and Conditions
By: Steven Merahn | Drawing on decades of clinical, physiological, and public health research, this article reveals why dehydration is so often missed, why it matters more than we think, and what can be done to prevent its far-reaching consequences.
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Dec 30, 2025
Performance Metrics Q1 2026
By: Vitaline Clinical | This performance metrics report highlights our company’s impact and growth by examining key employee indicators, operational outcomes, and organizational trends. Together, these insights provide a clear picture of how our people and performance are driving progress toward our strategic goals.
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Dec 30, 2025
Performance Metrics Q4 2025
By: Vitaline Clinical | This performance metrics report highlights our company’s impact and growth by examining key employee indicators, operational outcomes, and organizational trends. Together, these insights provide a clear picture of how our people and performance are driving progress toward our strategic goals.
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Dec 30, 2025
Performance Metrics 2025 Review
By: Vitaline Clinical | This performance metrics report highlights our company’s impact and growth by examining key employee indicators, operational outcomes, and organizational trends. Together, these insights provide a clear picture of how our people and performance are driving progress toward our strategic goals.
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Sep 30, 2025
Performance Metrics Q3 2025
By: Vitaline Clinical | This performance metrics report highlights our company’s impact and growth by examining key employee indicators, operational outcomes, and organizational trends. Together, these insights provide a clear picture of how our people and performance are driving progress toward our strategic goals.
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Jun 30, 2025
Performance Metrics Q2 2025
By: Vitaline Clinical | This performance metrics report highlights our company’s impact and growth by examining key employee indicators, operational outcomes, and organizational trends. Together, these insights provide a clear picture of how our people and performance are driving progress toward our strategic goals.
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Our continuous research commitment
Under the guidance of our clinical directors, our understanding of preventative hydration's impact on geriatric populations continues to grow. We maintain an active research program, tracking outcomes across our partner facilities and contributing to the broader medical literature on this intervention.
We invite medical professionals to review our complete data sets, discuss implementation protocols, or explore collaborative research opportunities.
Healthy hydration is foundational to your patients’ health and quality of life.