A “significant medication error” means one which causes the resident discomfort or jeopardizes his or her health and safety.
Combating nurse burnout with predictive analytics
By
Russ DePriest
May 20, 2020
Florence Nightingale is an inspiration to all generations of nurses. She introduced new standards for training and creating hygiene guidelines that helped institute modern infection control. She was a...
Achieving true interoperability
By
Babar Nawaz
Apr 07, 2020
You might think that by this third decade of the 21st century, the computer systems of any long-term services and supports organization could talk seamlessly, reliably and securely to any pharmacy or doctor’s...
EPS ban could impact senior care
By
Michael Greenfield
Jul 24, 2015
A ban on certain expanded polystyrene (EPS) in New York City is going to make an impact on senior living facilities, and may set a precedent.
How new material health standards will impact LTC facilities
By
Curt Fessler
Nov 06, 2013
Clean living environments are essential to long-term health. The more time we stay in a building, the more impact its environment has on our health. Long-term care residents will spend much of their later...
Annual employee surveys are not enough
By
Michael Miller
Apr 13, 2016
Do you really care about your employees? The better question to ask is if your employees feel like you care about them?
How the CARES Act could affect nursing facility operators
By
Richard Cheng
Apr 15, 2020
On March 27, 2020, the CARES Act was established, creating a $2.2 trillion budget to combat the adverse impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic. This national emergency has caused concern for nursing facilities...
HIPAA compliance a part of clinical communication
By
David Wortman
Aug 20, 2014
In long term and post-acute care facilities, where those with a “need to know” protected health information can include everyone from nursing and social services, to chaplains, cooks, transportation...
Keep your facility out of spider webs
By
Greg Baumann
Oct 09, 2013
Spiders may not be as common as ants and flies in healthcare and long-term care facilities, but their presence can pose serious problems. In a recent survey on pest control, about 10% of the Association...
Loneliness in long-term care: a ‘sad affair’
By
Randy Beckett
Dec 05, 2019
The Carpenters’ 1976 hit song “Superstar” got it right: loneliness is such a sad affair. This is especially true for many people living in long-term care facilities. We now know that loneliness is...