Long-term care groups watching, waiting as government responds to swine flu crisis
Apr 28, 2009
Swine flu has not, so far, affected residents or employees of nursing homes. Still, the long-term care community is staying abreast of the latest developments and information regarding the potentially...
Nursing home quality coalition makes first recommendations
By
Joe Bush
Dec 05, 2022
A distinguished group of nursing home experts issued their first recommendations Friday after a landmark report called for sweeping change in spring of 2022.
More than 3,000 nursing homes earn top rating from U.S. News & World Report
By
Danielle Brown
Oct 27, 2020
Good staffing measures and patient outcomes were among the common denominators for the more than 3,200 facilities ranked as top providers in U.S. News & World Report’s Best Nursing Homes ratings.
Antibiotic resistance leads to 23,000 deaths a year, providers must implement best practices: CDC ‘landmark’...
By
Tim Mullaney
Sep 17, 2013
Nursing homes are on the front lines in the increasingly urgent battle against antibiotic-resistant infections, according to a comprehensive new report that ranks the most dangerous antibiotic-resistant...
What’s needed in emergency preparedness
By
Mary Helen McSweeney-Feld
Feb 28, 2014
Emergency preparedness is an evolving issue for long-term care providers. While a recent study by the Office of the Inspector General found that most nursing homes nationwide met federal requirements for...
AAHSA report: Americans think healthcare reform should include long-term care
May 22, 2009
Most Americans believe that long-term care services and supports should be a part of any upcoming healthcare reform, according to the results of a new survey from the American Association of Homes and...
Also in the News for Thursday, Oct. 13, 2022
By
Joe Bush
Oct 13, 2022
NIC names new CEO … Stressed Oklahoma nursing homes closing doors … Arkansas business sends supplies to storm-stricken Florida nursing homes
60 seconds with … Doug Pace, NHA
May 01, 2014
Q: Will the recent Inspector General’s report on SNF adverse events put more focus on quality efforts like Advancing Excellence?
A: You never know how much traction these reports are going to get.
Kohl pushes for IT funding for long-term care in economic stimulus package
Jan 28, 2009
The economic stimulus package legislation in the Senate now includes information technology funding for long-term care facilities and nursing homes. Sen. Herb Kohl (D-WI) successfully amended the bill...
Nursing home clinicians still overdiagnose UTIs despite antibiotic stewardship efforts: study
By
Alicia Lasek
Jan 14, 2022
As a group, primary care providers and RNs misclassified UTIs about one-third of the time, an investigator tells McKnight’s. Nurses had greater odds of an incorrect assessment.