LTC facilities remain at high risk of C. difficile
By
Holly Petrovich
Jun 05, 2015
Clostridium difficile is responsible for 14,000 deaths in the U.S. each year, and 75% of them involve nursing home residents, according to an expert presenting Thursday at a McKnight’s webinar.
Consensus builder is center stage
Feb 01, 2022
In September 2021, Bob Lane became the president and CEO of the American College of Health Care Administrators even though he had planned to retire after 34 years in aging services.
Bob Lane: Consensus builder is center stage
Jan 01, 2022
In September 2021, Bob Lane became the president and CEO of the American College of Health Care Administrators even though he had planned to retire after 34 years in aging services.
Ask The Care Expert: Supporting nurses
By
Sherrie Dornberger
Apr 04, 2019
As a new nurse leader, what can I do to support my facility’s nurses? I don’t have a budget for this. I totally get what you are asking, and it is a proven fact that nurses who feel supported have...
National Healthcare Decision Day (NHDD) will actually be observed for a week this year. The 50-state annual initiative promoting the importance of advance-care planning will take place from Sunday through...
Insurance group sees problems with proposed policy
Jul 28, 2009
At least one industry group is pushing for enactment of the Community Living Assistance Services and Supports (CLASS) Act. The measure offers limited coverage for long-term care services, and is backed...
Coronavirus session added to next week’s McKnight’s Online Expo
By
Danielle Brown
Mar 13, 2020
Due to high interest and the fluid situation of the global pandemic involving the coronavirus, organizers have added a webinar outlining best practices for weathering the historic outbreak to next week’s...
Feds may void invalid forms
By
Elizabeth Newman
Oct 01, 2012
Overcoding or undercoding incontinence in the MDS 3.0 remains a problem in many facilities, an expert cautions.
Ask the nursing expert
By
Anne Marie Barnett
Apr 01, 2008
I have been a director of nursing for a long time now and am feeling exhausted. What can I do to re-energize?
CNA staffing, turnover will be a top focus, federal official vows
By
Danielle Brown
Oct 21, 2020
Turnover among certified nursing assistants at long-term care facilities will be a top priority for the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services going forward, a top agency official pledged Tuesday.