The American Health Care Association recently released The Long Term Care Survey. The latest version of the manual addresses changes to about a dozen F-tags (including F172, 175, 241, 242, 246, 247, 252,...
Dealing with a downturn
Jul 02, 2008
What’s the biggest mistake marketers can make during an economic downturn? According to 60% of the responses to a new American Marketing Association survey, the answer is halting or reducing spending...
New addition to McKnight’s Web site: Guest Columns
Jun 11, 2008
McKnights.com now features a section called “Guest Columns.” Jeff Petty, president and CEO of Wesley Enhanced Living, and McKnight’s columnist Anne Marie Barnett kick off the new addition...
Also in the News for Tuesday, Oct. 20
Oct 20, 2020
Michigan nursing home workers strike over pandemic conditions, strike at several other facilities averted … 21% of Medicare beneficiaries have forgone some healthcare because of pandemic: CMS survey...
Clinical Briefs for Friday, May 8
By
Alicia Lasek
May 07, 2020
Lab cautions nursing homes about inaccurate coronavirus test kits … HCR ManorCare: 70% of COVID-19 infected employees asymptomatic … Nurse survey finds No.1 concern is infecting others, 38% reassigned...
Clinical Briefs for Monday, April 13
By
Alicia Lasek
Apr 12, 2020
More than 2,200 COVID-19 deaths in nursing homes … Lack of data, testing puts residents at risk of coronavirus: provider survey … More evidence found that ultrasound can aid in delivering future Alzheimer’s...
CMS seeks feedback on Medicare contractors
Jan 06, 2009
CMS recently announced the fourth round of its Medicare Contractor Provider Satisfaction Survey. The questionnaire lets randomly-selected providers critique the performance of Medicare fee-for-service...
Facility PPE reuse at crisis level, infection preventionists say
By
Alicia Lasek
Dec 04, 2020
Fully three quarters of survey respondents say that their healthcare facilities have implemented crisis standards of care for personal protective equipment. The reuse rate is “disheartening,”...
This state’s long-term care providers need 23,000 workers … and counting
By
Danielle Brown
Oct 12, 2021
Nearly 70% of nursing homes here are restricting admissions because of a lack of staffing.
Also in the News for Wednesday, Sept. 5
Sep 05, 2018
AHRQ to survey nursing homes on patient safety issues … Long-term care real estate investment trust may get pulled from NYSE for low stock price … Weight loss in elderly tied to increased risk...