Skilled nursing jobs to grow by 13% through 2026, though other healthcare segments will fare better
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Kimberly Marselas
May 10, 2018
Skilled nursing facilities’ share of the healthcare workforce will shrink by 2026 even as its employee numbers grow, according to new projections built on Bureau of Labor data.
Senators, diabetes association call for pricing transparency, solutions as insulin price spikes
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Kimberly Marselas
May 10, 2018
A new American Diabetes Association white paper addressing the high price of insulin recommends ways healthcare providers can help minimize patients’ out-of-pocket costs.
Fragile seniors need shift toward high-value care, health leaders say
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Kimberly Marselas
May 09, 2018
More than 50 health system leaders and policymakers have called for an examination of issues important to chronically ill older adults and their caregivers in an an effort to compel payment and policy...
From Genesis to Revelation: Nursing home helps break Bible-reading record one book at a time
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Kimberly Marselas
May 09, 2018
Virginia nursing home resident Nancy Macy had already read the Bible in its entirety three times, but she’d sent her well-worn King James home with family and thought she might not spend time with...
Alternative wound scoring tool ‘effective’
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Kimberly Marselas
May 08, 2018
An 18-month review of the Long Beach Wound Scores system showed it can be an intuitive and effective way to assess and categorize patients with diabetic foot ulcers. LBWS includes five assessments using...
CMS forms free infection control course
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Kimberly Marselas
May 08, 2018
A new, multi-day course is being designed by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services to help nursing homes prepare for the infection preventionist requirement included in the revised final rules of...
SNF supervisor pilot boosts culture and staff retention
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Kimberly Marselas
May 08, 2018
Efforts to improve frontline supervision can enhance the quality of entry-level jobs in long-term care and lead to higher retention of certified nursing assistants and better patient care, according to...
Plants and animals inspire tissue-restoring dressings
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Kimberly Marselas
May 08, 2018
Engineers have developed two new nano ber dressings that accelerate healing and improve tissue regeneration. Both dressings — created by researchers at the Harvard John A. Paulson School of Engineering...
RN representation holds steady in nursing homes
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Kimberly Marselas
May 04, 2018
Despite an industry-wide push for staffing improvements, skilled nursing facilities did not reduce their reliance on nurse aides between 2014 and 2016, new federal data shows.
Brius Healthcare gets most citations for serious deficiencies, but it’s the state that gets the...
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Kimberly Marselas
May 04, 2018
California’s oversight agencies have not met their responsibilities when it comes to ensuring quality care at the state’s nursing homes, even as the three main providers there have grown into...