Senate leader demands update on what CMS is doing to address nursing home emergency prep … Nursing facilities face new village fee for lift-assist requests involving fire department … Industry advocates...
Fire kills three in Tennessee retirement home
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Haymarket Media
Jan 22, 2004
A fire killed three residents and injured 12 people at a Maryville, TN retirement home Tuesday night. Privately-owned Home Away from Home Inc. housed 15 residents in a converted one-floor house devoid...
New policy triggers rehab mode change
By
John O'Connor
Mar 01, 2012
Individual therapy services are seeing a huge spike across skilled care settings, according to a new Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services report. The shift seems to reveal how a change in payment rules...
Letter urges more funding for nursing education
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Haymarket Media
Mar 29, 2006
More than 150 House lawmakers have signed a letter urging their colleagues with funding oversight to increase the amount granted for nursing workforce development programs. The letter asks for a 17% spike,...
Proposed managed care rule could accelerate shift away from nursing home care, official suggests
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Tim Mullaney
Oct 30, 2014
Proposed regulations slated for early 2015 likely will affect how Medicaid managed care balances home- versus facility-based long-term care, news sources reported Wednesday.
Cracking the code
By
John Hall
Jul 01, 2013
Long-term care administrators and nurses are under pressure to train staff to assess and document skin conditions to keep patients out of the hospital.
Care not same as caring
By
Mary Eleanor Wickersham
May 01, 2008
When “Dianne Butler’s” mother was rushed to the emergency room with signs of a heart attack, the ER nurses quickly cut away her snug, pullover silk shift. Hurrying to do CPR and start...
Also in the News for Tuesday, May 23
May 23, 2017
GAO: Pre-payment claim reviews would help move Medicare away from ‘pay and chase’ … Providers can prevent ventilator-associated pneumonia, researchers say … Medicare could save...
Registrations for Online Expo on record pace
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James M. Berklan
Mar 10, 2016
The 10th Annual McKnight’s Online Expo is little more than two weeks away and organizers say registrations are proceeding at a record pace. The virtual trade show features five webinars and CE credits,...
ActiveOne delivers assistance at the press of a button
Dec 01, 2009
ActiveOne recently announced the availability of its GPS Safety Cell Phone. Features include routine or emergency personal assistance with just the press of one button. As dispatchers already have complete...