NASL praises bipartisan effort to delay Medicare competitive bidding program
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McKnight's Staff
Jun 14, 2013
The National Association for the Support of Long-Term Care has registered strong support for lawmakers who say the government should put the brakes on a Medicare competitive bidding program for durable...
Incontinence care generates cost, assessment concerns
By
John Hall
Mar 02, 2020
Providers need to stay focused on maintaining residents’ dignity and preventing skin complications.
Unintended consequences of the pandemic: Skin woes
By
John Hall
Jul 01, 2020
PPE creates pressure injuries for caregivers, while handwashing may pose clinical risks for residents.
Feds want to remove pain questions from hospital report cards to combat opioid abuse
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Jul 08, 2016
Clinicians may feel less pressure to prescribe opioids to hospital patients under a proposal made Thursday by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services.
Bipartisan lawmakers revive observation stay legislation pushed by nursing homes
By
Marty Stempniak
Mar 14, 2019
Industry advocates are praising proposed legislation that says patients under “observation status” at a hospital would be eligible to satisfy Medicare’s three-day requirement necessary for skilled...
State News for January 2016
Jan 04, 2016
MINNESOTA — Nearly 600 nursing assistants will be required to retake a certification test due to “suspicious” patterns in the results.
A dozen frontline workers honored for ‘extraordinary service’ during pandemic
By
Danielle Brown
Jul 02, 2020
A dozen direct caregivers at nursing homes, senior living and various long-term care facilities were honored for their “exceptional acts of care” during the pandemic.
Something in the water?
By
John O'Connor
May 02, 2011
Long-term care can seem like a pretty serious business. Perhaps rightfully so. Taking care of residents with dementia, pressure sores and bad attitudes — or worse — will never be mistaken for a weeklong...
Skin in the game
By
John Hall
Jul 17, 2019
Experts tout back-to-basics to reverse skin-care shortfalls.
CMS could have expanded role under Biden presidency
By
Danielle Brown
Jan 12, 2021
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services could have a broader mission under President-Elect Joe Biden’s administration in order to meet the many significant changes he’s eyeing in healthcare, according...