Good training, effective use of ‘team’ caregiving deemed the key cornerstones
Lawmakers introduce bills to deliver more senior care at home, rather than nursing homes
By
Marty Stempniak
Feb 27, 2019
A bipartisan group of lawmakers this week introduced legislation to extend two programs aimed at steering seniors away from nursing homes and toward home-based care settings.
SNF case may shift Supreme Court’s stance on arbitration
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Apr 05, 2017
The U.S. Supreme Court may change course away from recent rulings that favored arbitration agreements in a case involving nursing home residents, according to one expert.
A very tangled web
By
John Hall
Oct 01, 2014
Medication management is as much art as science in a patient’s final days, and that can present multifaceted caregiving challenges for hospice providers
Wound care deserves plenty of attention, too
By
Amy Novotney
Nov 15, 2019
When it comes to wound care in long-term care, pressure ulcers often receive the highest priority from skilled nursing staff and administrators – often for good reason. “Pressure ulcers have...
PDPM will reduce clinical requirements but demands more attention to detail
By
Kimberly Marselas
Apr 04, 2019
As complex and daunting as the new Patient-Driven Payment Model seems, one change most providers have welcomed is the reduction in resident assessments for therapy.
Big data headaches
By
John Andrews
Apr 01, 2014
A tsunami of information has skilled nursing facilities searching for ways to shore up against the deluge that could wash over the long-term care industry
MDS 3.0: Worst over?
By
Julie Williamson
Apr 01, 2011
Medicare’s new system for assessing residents and determining payment levels has required adjustments. But most providers are taking the challenges in stride
Nursing home residents could start receiving COVID vaccines in about 2 weeks
By
Danielle Brown
Nov 25, 2020
Nursing home residents could be just a little more than two weeks away from receiving the first doses of a COVID-19 vaccine, according to federal health officials.
SmartCart makes it easier for providers to manage meds
Apr 06, 2009
EnovateIT recently introduced the SmartCart. Providers can use a touch screen to unlock and open individual patient med-drawers while other patient medications are safely locked away.