Amazing outing: Mobile ventilator tech helps SNFs get residents to Mets game
By
Danielle Brown
Oct 16, 2019
Four nursing home residents who rely on ventilators had a rare opportunity to attend a New York Mets game thanks to new technology rolled out by a New York-based skilled nursing facility.
Infographic: 10 highest/lowest percentage of long-stay residents who have depressive symptoms
Oct 16, 2019
Infographic: 10 highest/lowest percentage of short-stay residents who had an outpatient emergency department...
Oct 16, 2019
AHCA’s Porter slams ‘misleading’ abuse icon
By
Danielle Brown
Oct 15, 2019
Skilled nursing providers that follow protocol and correctly report possible incidents of abuse and neglect should be given a “gold seal and not a red hand,” according to the American Health Care Association’s...
Operations expansion: New onsite dialysis option broadens SNF patient population
By
Danielle Brown
Oct 15, 2019
A skilled nursing provider expanded its patient population to serve high-acuity residents recently after launching a hemodialysis service at its facilities.
SNF, hospital health information exchange doesn’t help reduce readmissions, study finds
By
Danielle Brown
Oct 15, 2019
Skilled nursing providers that used health information exchange access to patient records didn’t have a better chance of seeing reduced patient readmissions, according to new findings.
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Oct 15, 2019
Residents with dementia agitation could respond better to non-drug therapies … Skilled nursing facility works around fallen utility pole that causes roof, structural damage … Former surgeon generals...
AHCA’s Parkinson pushes for compassionate care; signs three-year contract extension
By
Danielle Brown
Oct 14, 2019
The thousands of examples of compassionate care that providers show residents every day is why the country’s largest nursing home association “will never stop fighting for” them in Washington D.C.,...
Federal judge blocks ‘repugnant’ Public Charge rule opposed by providers
By
Danielle Brown
Oct 14, 2019
A federal judge has blocked the “repugnant” Public Charge final rule, which would have allowed the government to base green card decisions on whether an immigrant could later be seen as a financial...
Risk assessments, profiles key to effective SNF compliance, experts say
By
Danielle Brown
Oct 14, 2019
Skilled nursing providers must base their compliance programs on an accurate risk profile in order for them to be effective, according to two experts.