The value of virtual care in value-based purchasing
By
Lee Horner
Nov 12, 2018
By implementing a virtual care platform, SNFs are building their census by keeping beds filled (preventing avoidable re-hospitalizations), maintaining their incentive payments, and strengthening their...
Communicating with patients and families during COVID-19: Five messages to consider
By
Virginia Feldman, M.D.
Mar 31, 2020
It has now been more than two weeks since the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announced new measures to protect nursing home residents from COVID-19. Already, providers, patients and family...
Is the juice worth the squeeze on SNF Five Star staffing?
By
Cheryl Field
May 10, 2019
CMS has updated its Five Star system to increase the emphasis on RN staffing. Providers with four or more quarterly occurrences of less than eight hours of RN coverage will automatically get one star in...
Quality care leads to strong valuations in today’s long-term care transaction market
By
John Griscavage
Jul 15, 2021
Have you ever been happier to start an uphill climb? I haven’t. After the year all of us in the long-term care industry just experienced, I couldn’t be more ready to climb out from the depths of...
Maintaining proper nutrition and hydration on a dysphagia diet
By
Susan Norris
Jul 21, 2020
Many of us are able to maintain proper nutrition and hydration by eating enough fruits and vegetables and remembering to drink water. But for the 590 million people worldwide living with dysphagia[i],...
Is your long-term care cybersecurity up to scratch?
By
Brad Smith
Jun 04, 2020
In a world where mass data technology is now a staple instead of cutting-edge, health organizations are housing more sensitive data than ever. As Britain’s national health service learned firsthand just...
3 ingredients to reduce nurse burnout
By
Chris Caulfield
Oct 15, 2019
The perfect recipe for optimizing employee and patient satisfaction at long-term care and skilled nursing facilities includes two key elements: a well-staffed facility and a team of nursing professionals...
Managed care, PDPM challenge providers to choose the right option for therapy management
By
Jill Krueger
Jan 30, 2020
Managed care penetration of the Medicare population is as high 90% and more in many areas of the country, and its growth is certain to accelerate and expand. Post-acute care (PAC) also now has entered...
Assessing, managing and monitoring clinical lymphedema
By
Richard Carreon
Dec 04, 2018
Skilled nursing leaders know that the number of women surviving breast cancer is rising. While this is good news, survivorship care has grown more complex and challenging for clinicians in skilled nursing...
Lessons from my grandson
By
Nancy Anderson, RN, MA
Jul 29, 2019
I recently made a 9-hour drive to visit my 7-year-old grandson, Jack. Living so far away, I don’t get to see him nearly as often as I’d like!