Study: Many Canadian-educated RNs prefer to work in U.S.
May 15, 2009
Canada, like much of the rest of the world, is already facing a nursing shortage. But instead of staying, many recently graduated baccalaureate-level registered nurses (RNs) are leaving to work in the...
Study: Intense therapy in post-acute facilities created shorter stays
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Haymarket Media
Nov 03, 2004
Higher intensity physical, speech and occupational therapy created better, cheaper outcomes for stroke, orthopedic and heart patients, according to a recent study. Records of nearly 7,000 residents from...
Share with your employees and they will stay
By
Anthony Cirillo
May 29, 2012
The idea of consistent assignment and staff retention is central to a key new report on employment and elder care.
The inevitable is here
By
Gary Tetz
Aug 09, 2018
Staffing is inadequate and erratic at many of the nation’s nursing homes?
CMS: No changes imminent to staffing formula for Five-Star rating
Mar 10, 2009
Federal health officials with the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services say they are considering tweaking their new Five-Star nursing home ranking system, but altering the way staffing is graded will...
Also in the News for Tuesday, Feb. 5
By
Marty Stempniak
Feb 05, 2019
Long-term care construction costs climb, driven by tariffs, labor shortfalls … County officials unite against $10 nursing home purchaser … New bills boost SNF funding but also require increased staffing
Study: More intense physical therapy improves resident outcomes, lengths of stay
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Haymarket Media
Mar 24, 2005
Physical therapy of a higher intensity results in better patient outcomes and shorter lengths of stay for some nursing home patients, according to a recently released study.
Long-term care hospitals treat fewer short-stay patients
Apr 15, 2008
Long-term care hospitals treated fewer short-stay patients from fiscal years 2003 to 2006 as a result of cuts in Medicare reimbursement, according to a memo from the Department of Health and Human Services...
More than 1 in 3 nurses leave first job by third year: study
By
Kimberly Marselas
Nov 01, 2014
Nearly 18% of new nurses leave their first job within a year, according to a study in Policy, Politics & Nursing Practice.
State news for November 2014
Nov 01, 2014
MISSISSIPPI — Postal inspectors allege nursing home employees here and in California may have unwittingly referred families and residents seeking help with Medicaid and veterans’ benefits to an...