Camera policies held up by privacy, litigation concerns
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James M. Berklan
Aug 06, 2016
In the battle of pros and cons for placing cameras in resident rooms, the potential negative legal and privacy implications are winning out with most providers, new research shows.
LTC population is growing more diverse
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Aug 06, 2016
The long-term care population has branched out further in age and ethnicity over recent decades, according to new research published in late June in JAMDA: The Journal of Post-Acute and Long-Term Care...
Medical product demand grows for 6th straight quarter
Aug 02, 2016
Medical product demand in the extended care market has expanded for the sixth consecutive quarter, according to the HIDA Market Pulse™ acuity-weighted utilization index.
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Aug 02, 2016
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New quality measures will hit the Five-Star on July 27
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Jul 15, 2016
Five of the six new quality measures for skilled nursing facilities announced by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services will be phased into the Five-Star Quality Ratings system on July 27, CMS officials...
Retention of newly licensed RNs linked to multiple jobs, autonomy
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Jul 08, 2016
Newly licensed registered nurses may be more likely to stay in a job that affords them greater variety and autonomy, according to new research.
Feds want to remove pain questions from hospital report cards to combat opioid abuse
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Jul 08, 2016
Clinicians may feel less pressure to prescribe opioids to hospital patients under a proposal made Thursday by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services.
CCRC salaries on the rise: Exec directors hit $160,000, DONs $93,000
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James M. Berklan
Jul 06, 2016
Executive directors at continuing care retirement communities saw their national average salary rise 2.97% to $159,922 this year, while nursing home administrators experienced a more modest increase (2.2%)...
Latest medication disposal system is created by nurse
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Elizabeth Newman
Jul 04, 2016
Kitty litter and coffee grounds are among the undesirable materials many long-term care nurses employ to destroy expired or unused medications. Nurse Sherry Day said she knew there had to be a better way.
Diversity in age, ethnicity of post-acute residents increasing, research finds
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Jun 30, 2016
The long-term care population has grown more diverse in age and ethnicity over recent decades, according to new research published in JAMDA: The Journal of Post-Acute and Long-Term Care Medicine.