Consider innovative partnerships to reduce falls, experts say
By
Tim Mullaney
Aug 23, 2013
Senior care stakeholders should consider creative partnerships to reduce falls, according to an expert on a National Council on Aging/IlluminAge Communication Partners webcast yesterday.
MN nursing home resident dies after police shoot him with a taser
By
Tim Mullaney
Aug 23, 2013
A 76-year-old nursing home resident in Minnesota has died weeks after police shot him with a taser, according to local reports.
The National Consumer Voice for Quality Long-Term Care has praised a proposed rule to improve the quality and uniformity of state long-term care ombudsman programs, but said conflict of interest concerns...
Direct-care workers may be best leaders of interdisciplinary senior care teams, expert tells LTC Commission
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Tim Mullaney
Aug 22, 2013
The Congressional Commission on Long-Term Care met for its fourth public hearing Tuesday and focused on service delivery and workforce issues.
Advancing Excellence unveils new goals, including resident mobility, infection management
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Tim Mullaney
Aug 21, 2013
The Advancing Excellence campaign has released updated goals and called on nursing homes to actively use the framework for achieving better quality care.
County nursing home woes reach critical stage in New York, report shows
By
Tim Mullaney
Aug 21, 2013
With county nursing homes hemorrhaging money nationwide, a new report out of New York paints a stark picture of the challenges facing its county facilities, and recommends changes to keep them afloat in...
Provider groups respond to Congressional request with detailed recommendations on post-acute reforms
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Tim Mullaney
Aug 20, 2013
Major long-term care provider groups have offered detailed policy recommendations on reforms to the post-acute care delivery and payment systems, as requested by Congressional lawmakers. In addition to...
Frontline, Emeritus and the question of empathy
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Tim Mullaney
Aug 20, 2013
It’s easier to have empathy for people if you know specific things about them. Long-term care providers know this, and it is behind many valuable programs to learn more about residents’ lives....
CMS rule tightens hospital guidelines on granting inpatient status
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Tim Mullaney
Aug 20, 2013
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has issued a final rule on hospital inpatient status, which is likely to boost the number of seniors receiving Medicare coverage for skilled nursing services.
Protein change explains why pressure ulcers are ‘not entirely preventable’ among seniors,...
By
Tim Mullaney
Aug 19, 2013
Elderly people’s lack of protective skin proteins makes pressure ulcer prevention difficult, according to newly published research. Seniors’ skin begins to break down after just two hours of...