The housing and care of Alzheimer’s disease and dementia patients has been on a roll. The recent progression of designs and elements has led to improvements for residents and the staff who care for...
A game changer
By
John Andrews
Apr 01, 2013
With release of new HIPAA privacy and security rules, long-term care providers must evaluate their policies and procedures to better protect residents’ data
Upon further review
By
Julie Williamson
Apr 01, 2013
Providers recoiling from recent uptick in therapy claim audits should expect even more scrutiny in the future as regulators look to increase surveillance.
Wounds happen
By
John Andrews
Mar 01, 2013
Providers with proactive approaches to catching wound development early find the most success. Foresight and diligence are needed to make it all work
The invisible battle
By
Dave Surico
Mar 01, 2013
Providers must keep caregiving environments impeccably clean — removing bugs and germs (both seen and unseen) and other threatening elements
Upon further review
By
Kimberly Marselas
Feb 02, 2013
Instead of spending more time doing hands-on patient care, therapists who work with Medicare beneficiaries have been strapped with increased administrative tasks, sometimes leading to delayed services,...
Rapid (Rx) transit
By
Julie Williamson
Feb 02, 2013
Time is a valuable and limited resource in long-term care. Caregivers often scramble to meet the varying needs of their residents and struggle to balance those duties against equally time-consuming regulatory...
Eyeing ACO horizons
By
John Andrews
Jan 01, 2013
Providers must have the necessary data, analytics and IT infrastructure to meet a new, demanding role within cooperative care models
Germs put on notice
By
John Andrews
Dec 02, 2012
As the threat of infectious diseases continues to permeate the long-term care environment, facilities need to use the best tools and resources at their disposal.
Rally the troops
By
Julie Williamson
Dec 02, 2012
Acquiring new information technology systems is one thing. Making them work well among facility staff is another; experts give recommendations.