Hip fracture rates among long-stay residents in nursing facilities rose slightly after dipping in 2013, even as fewer seniors fell in community settings.
Alas, those pressure injuries may be unavoidable: study
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Kimberly Marselas
Jul 08, 2020
More than three-fourths of pressure injuries among a large cohort of Italian nursing home residents were categorized as “unavoidable.”It is a finding that strengthens arguments that some skin breakdown...
Unsafe movements pose skin-care risks
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Kimberly Marselas
Jul 08, 2020
While immobile residents may be at risk of skin injury from sustained pressure, a new study reveals those with limited mobility may be at additional risk because they make unexpected and often unsafe movements.
Groups battle over who will pay bill for employee testing
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Kimberly Marselas
Jul 02, 2020
Nursing home operators and insurers are butting heads over who should pick up the tab for COVID-19 employee testing.
Don’t seize stimulus checks, CMS warns
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Kimberly Marselas
Jul 02, 2020
In a sternly worded statement, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services reminded providers that federal law prohibits nursing homes from seizing residents’ COVID-19-related economic impact payments.
New tools, funding catapult remote monitoring forward
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Kimberly Marselas
Jul 02, 2020
Remote monitoring options continue to grow during the age of COVID-19, with many software vendors improving their offerings specifically for long-term care providers.
Netsmart acquires consulting firm QIRT
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Kimberly Marselas
Jul 02, 2020
Electronic health record provider Netsmart has acquired post-acute healthcare consulting firm Quality In Real Time to become the largest service provider in the post-acute community.
Ellen D’Ardenne’s nourishing presence
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Kimberly Marselas
Jul 01, 2020
Ellen D’Ardenne, Executive Director, The Glebe
HMMC launches COVID-19 product exchange site
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Kimberly Marselas
Jun 24, 2020
HMMC, the Healthcare Manufacturers Management Council, is facilitating the sale and exchange of COVID-19-related products with a new website. Members of HMMC and nonmember healthcare manufacturers can...
Tracing tools aim to reduce spread of COVID-19, meet regulations
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Kimberly Marselas
Jun 24, 2020
Five organizations that serve long-term care facilities have teamed up to create Tracking-19, a free resource that helps nursing homes manage the exponential increase in the number of COVID-19-related...