Telepsychiatry helps reduce antipsychotics, others’ use
By
Kimberly Marselas
Nov 14, 2019
An Encounter Telehealth analysis of 40 rural skilled nursing facility partners in Iowa revealed a 6.7% reduction in the use of antipsychotics following 14 months of psychiatric telehealth services. Some...
Potential residents will be plentiful for long-term operators in the very near future, but will service...
By
John Hall
Nov 02, 2018
Demographic analysis clearly shows long-term care will have a substantially larger number of potential residents within the next five to seven years. Some long-term care leaders have predicted as a matter...
Infection control experts assess challenges of on-premise laundry ops
By
John Hall
Feb 29, 2024
The potential hazards and risks to nursing home residents and staff found in the facility laundry can be very real threats.
More home care needed for heart patients, study finds
By
Kimberly Marselas
Dec 04, 2019
Heart patients are less likely to return to a hospital after a skilled nursing discharge if they are prescribed home care, a new study has found.
Curve Health capitalizes on new interest in telehealth
By
Kimberly Marselas
Dec 01, 2020
Six million dollars in seed funding will allow Curve Health to expand its platform, combining long-term care telemedicine, smart billing, health information exchange and predictive analytics, and attract...
Ask the payment expert … about VBP incentive pay
By
Eleisha Wilkes, RN, RAC-CTA, RAC-CT, DNS-CT
May 03, 2023
How should we manage SNF value-based purchasing measures to receive incentive payments?
The Bigger Picture: A route to better hiring
By
John O'Connor
Aug 02, 2019
Even in good times, hiring qualified frontline workers is problematic for many skilled facilities.
Pivoting providers: SNFs focusing on transitional care and rehab welcome COVID-19 patients
By
Kimberly Marselas
Apr 01, 2021
Skilled facilities focusing on transitional care and rehab welcome COVID-19 patients, and offer road map for post-pandemic industry as providers seek to broaden appeal and build census.
Feature: Consultant pharmacists can be one of a long-term care provider’s best resources
By
John Hall
Feb 05, 2019
As adverse drug events and medication errors are more often linked as a major culprit for costly rehospitalizations, some inside long-term care are beginning to see their consultant pharmacist as a vital...