Jimmo guidance: Document goal before you provide care
By
Tim Mullaney
Feb 01, 2014
Skilled nursing facilities should not claim that therapy was to maintain a patient’s condition if documentation reflected only an improvement goal.
Inpatient admissions plummet
By
Tim Mullaney
Feb 01, 2014
A new admissions policy has driven hospital inpatient stays to record low levels, according to Citigroup analysts.
CMS wants tougher emergency prep rules
By
Tim Mullaney
Feb 01, 2014
Long-term care facilities would have to meet more comprehensive emergency preparedness guidelines if a newly proposed rule from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services is enacted.
Injectable drugs decrease risk of blindness-related nursing home admission by nearly 20%, researchers...
By
Tim Mullaney
Feb 03, 2014
Injectable drugs introduced in the last decade have proven effective in preserving vision and preventing nursing home admissions among those with age-related wet macular degeneration, according to recently...
Long-term care provider, worker groups weigh in on GOP immigration principles
By
Tim Mullaney
Feb 03, 2014
A statement of principles for immigration reform issued by Republicans in the House of Representatives is a good sign of potential legislative progress on this issue, long-term care provider and labor...
Pew report: US expectations for elder care are at odds with those in similar nations
By
Tim Mullaney
Feb 03, 2014
People in the United States are much more likely to say that seniors should be responsible for their own care, compared with people living in similar economies around the world, according to a recently...
Long-term care providers are participating in ‘most ambitious test’ of bundled payments,...
By
Tim Mullaney
Jan 31, 2014
Skilled nursing facilities and home health agencies are among 232 healthcare providers that have entered into agreements to take part in the Bundled Payments for Care Improvement initiative, the Centers...
Former nursing director faces up to 5 years in prison for role in pressure ulcers case
By
Tim Mullaney
Jan 31, 2014
The former director of nursing at a Virginia long-term care facility has pleaded guilty to one felony count in a case involving residents with severely infected pressure ulcers, according to local reports.
Real-time video enhances post-stroke therapy, researchers say
By
Tim Mullaney
Jan 31, 2014
Therapists in skilled nursing facilities might help stroke survivors achieve faster progress by incorporating real-time video in sessions, suggests recently published research.
Resident assessments and care planning quality are threatened by nurses’ unrelated duties, survey...
By
Tim Mullaney
Jan 30, 2014
Filling out a comprehensive assessment for a nursing home resident takes five hours on average, and nurses’ workloads can make it difficult to carve out this time, according to survey results from...