Preventive policies are credited for lowering pressure injuries in hospitals by about half over the past decade, even as long-term care rates rose, a new analysis found.
End of lockouts for in-house CNA training in sight?
By
Danielle Brown
Sep 25, 2019
A skilled nursing advocate is praising a renewed effort by U.S. lawmakers that would allow providers to reinstate certified nursing aide training programs at facilities that have been assessed significant...
PEAK members brave D.C. storm to push long-term care agenda
By
Elizabeth Newman
Mar 18, 2014
Nonprofit long-term care providers visiting Washington this week are encouraging members of Congress — some of them destined for tough re-election campaigns — to pursue key strategic goals.
Ask the nursing expert
By
Amy Stewart
Dec 01, 2021
When and how should we use the informal dispute resolution process?
Hospice spouses less depressed: study
By
Holly Petrovich
May 27, 2015
Symptoms of depression are less common in the spouses of hospice residents when compared to families where hospice was not involved, a recent study suggests.
IC issues existed before COVID-19: GAO
By
Danielle Brown
Jun 01, 2020
Infection control deficiencies were widespread throughout nursing homes before the pandemic, according to a May report by the Government Accountability Office.
OIG: Let surveyors know about abuse
By
Elizabeth Newman
Jul 17, 2019
Many skilled nursing facilities failed to report abuse or neglect incidents to their surveyors, the Office of Inspector General says.
Senator demands fire-safety update
By
Haymarket Media
Aug 28, 2007
Sen. Charles Grassley (R-IA) wants federal regulators to issue an update on the status of fire safety in nursing homes. Grassley sent a letter to the acting director of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid...
Ask the care expert … about interpretive guidance
By
Sherrie Dornberger
Mar 01, 2014
I heard there was communication to surveyors on being required to cite the regulation and not the interpretive guidance. Where can I find this?
CMS distributes video on dining standards that encourage less restrictive diets
By
McKnight's Staff
Mar 08, 2013
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services recently began promoting nursing home dining practice recommendations that stress resident choice and urge providers to use caution with restricted diets.