Reduced teamwork can be an additional overtime cost
By
Meredith Beirne
Jul 09, 2018
Working overtime may be linked to less collaboration between nurses and physicians, according to a study published in the Journal of Nursing Administration. Researchers at NYU Rory Meyers College of Nursing...
How to do it … Mitigating worker injuries
By
John Hall
Jul 09, 2018
Few things can cause a bigger setback in any long-term care facility than a workplace injury. Imbuing a safety mindset with each employee and constantly reinforcing safe practices can go far toward preventing...
Montana resident caught fire from cigarette and oxygen tank, CMS asserts
By
Elizabeth Newman
Jul 03, 2018
A temporarily unsupervised Montana nursing home resident burned for an estimated 10 minutes after her cigarette ignited with her oxygen tank, causing second-degree burns and the resident’s eventual...
Studies reveal significantly higher need for infection preventionists in care settings
By
Meredith Beirne
Jun 28, 2018
Outdated coverage benchmarks are leading to severe gaps in infection preventionist staffing, according to results of a pair of studies recently in the American Journal of Infection Control.
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Jun 22, 2018
QCP sets July 25 vote on Welltower merger, “golden parachute” payments … Black nurses sue LTC and rehab facility, alleging higher pay for white counterparts … Garbage truck crashes...
Also in the news for Thursday, June 21
Jun 21, 2018
Walgreens, Humana partner to offer senior-focused primary care clinics … A new screening tool could help pinpoint early cognitive decline for dementia patients … Ohio offers atypical public...
Despite not using long-term care, millennials have strong opinions on how it should be paid for
By
Marty Stempniak
Jun 20, 2018
Though millennials aren’t going to be utilizing long-term care anytime soon, they’re still proving a big part of the puzzle — and have strong opinions on who should foot the bill for services.
$6,000 pay gap persists between men and women nurses
By
Marty Stempniak
Jun 19, 2018
A stubborn pay gap continues between male and female nurses, despite the fact that women continue to dominate the ranks of the profession, according to new research.
Veterans Affairs unveils first rankings for its 133 nursing homes
By
Kimberly Marselas
Jun 15, 2018
Rankings unveiled by the Department of Veterans Affairs for the first time this week allow consumers to compare 133 federally run nursing homes against thousands of privately operated ones ranked by the...
Gain recognition with the McKnight’s Tech Awards
Jun 12, 2018
Come next Wednesday, June 20, you’ll have one month left to enter the 2018 McKnight’s Excellence in Technology Awards.