Everybody wants to fix Connecticut’s nursing homes. The problem is, the fix elected officials have in mind is empty rhetoric, and it could do more damage than good.
SNF deficiencies declining, but staffing still lower than recommended: report
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Jul 12, 2017
The average number of deficiencies per nursing home has dropped in recent years, but staffing levels are still falling short of what some experts recommend, according to a new report from the Kaiser Family...
Study: Shorter hospital stays hike death risk, rehab problems after hip fracture
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John Hall
Feb 26, 2015
Older patients need longer hospital stays after hip fractures or risk premature death, researchers assert this week in the British Medical Journal.
Report: Facilities grew in size, number of residents from 1977 to 1999
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Haymarket Media
May 12, 2005
As nursing homes have grown in size so has the overall number of residents. But residents are staying for a shorter length of time than they used to and more are getting discharged.
Platform designed to connect nursing homes and hospitals for nursing shifts
Oct 03, 2017
Praos Health Inc., based in Austin, TX, launched a platform designed to connect hospitals, nursing homes and home health agencies with nurses to staff shifts.
Short-staffing a core claim in trial concerning resident’s death, alleged cover-up
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Haymarket Media
Mar 31, 2004
An administrator accused of short-staffing her nursing facility and then allegedly covering up circumstances of an Alzheimer’s resident’s death has been ordered to stand trial for involuntary...
Shorter skilled care stays tied to higher readmission risk, study finds
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Marty Stempniak
Apr 04, 2019
Nearly a quarter of all heart failure patients experiencing shorter stays in skilled nursing facilities are readmitted to hospitals within 30 days, researchers have found.
Study: Hospital stays are shorter after hip surgeries, but readmission rates high
Apr 21, 2011
Medicare beneficiaries undergoing hip replacement surgeries can expect to remain in the hospital for less time but are more likely to be readmitted to the hospital or discharged to a rehabilitation facility...
When flu fears strike: managing swine flu and seasonal flu in long-term care
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Julie Williamson
Dec 01, 2009
The key to surviving this ‘double-whammy’ of H1N1 and the seasonal flu is to focus on infection control, education and keeping hype to a minimum
Ask the Payment Expert about… Quality Measures
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Patricia Boyer
Dec 04, 2015
What are the Quality Measures that will be included in the new SNF Value Based Purchasing program?