Staying on top of the latest products, services and industry trends can be a time-devouring pursuit. But the job just became less time consuming, thanks to our new Web site. Eldercare pros can find many...
Tech toys
Jan 30, 2008
The nation’s top lawmakers are learning more about new monitoring, personal health record and brain fitness technologies for seniors during a special briefing and demonstration today.Senators from...
Officials: New MDS takes about half the time to complete
Jan 25, 2008
The new Minimum Data Set 3.0 will increase clinical relevance, accuracy and clarity, and give residents a greater voice in data collection when it is implemented next year, experts announced.And providers...
SNF report cards not perfect, but important, new study says
Jan 24, 2008
A Web-based grading system has been found to improve certain aspects of nursing home care. Researchers recently examined results found on the Nursing Home Compare portion of www.medicare.gov and found...
Report: Not much known on MRSA in nursing homes
Jan 24, 2008
The spread of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) in nursing homes has gone largely unaddressed, according to a new scientific review. Despite nursing homes being prime breeding ground for...
This is not a place for yo-yos
By
John O'Connor
Jan 15, 2008
As anyone who’s been around him can attest, Larry Minnix is an incurable optimist. The American Association of Homes and Services’ for the Aging’s president and CEO likes to say there...
Black residents more likely to be hospitalized, researchers say
Jan 16, 2008
Black nursing home residents are one-third more likely to be hospitalized than their white counterparts, according to university researchers who analyzed data on more than 500,000 residents and 9,000 facilities...
Ask The Legal Expert
By
John Durso
Jan 15, 2008
Question: Under what circumstances can I discharge a resident we no longer want to serve?
Take heed when using antidepressants, council says
Jan 08, 2008
Nursing homes need to appropriately evaluate residents for depression and use antidepressant medication judiciously, according to a council of long-term care professionals.
CMS ‘secret’ names list sparks protest
By
James M. Berklan
Jan 01, 2008
Federal regulars set off a maelstrom last month by releasing part — but not all — of a list of 128 of the nation’s worst performing nursing homes.