Growing number of younger, mentally ill nursing home residents poses safety risks, news outlet reports
Mar 24, 2009
The number of younger, mentally ill nursing home patients has been on the rise in recent years. This influx of potentially aggressive residents is creating some serious safety concerns, The Associated...
Ask the Nursing Expert about … director of nursing skill sets
By
Angel McGarrity-Davis, RN, CDONA, NHA
Nov 05, 2016
How have director of nursing skill sets changed the most in recent years? What should I be concentrating on to enhance my skill sets and marketability?
Emmi multimedia call system increases nurse efficiency
By
Elizabeth Newman
Oct 06, 2017
A system based on multimedia and interactive voice response phone calls has expanded into the post-acute market, with executives describing it as a way to maximize nurse efficiency.
I couldn’t live without…McKesson Mobile Manager
By
McKnight's Staff
Jun 04, 2012
Prior to adopting McKesson’s Mobile Manager, Bob Lassen, the clinical director of pharmacies for Five Star Senior
Living, says he and other pharmacists at the company never really knew what to expect...
New tech tools help operators recruit staff more effectively
By
Elizabeth Newman
Apr 06, 2015
Long-term care providers are increasingly turning to technology that can recruit or track new hires, with the latest system coming from OnShift.
Three years later, nursing home workers get SEIU contract
By
Elizabeth Newman
Jun 27, 2017
Nearly 300 union members in three New Jersey facilities learned early Friday they had a new contract — their first in three years.
Diminished nurse skill mix is linked to poor outcomes
By
John Hall
Jan 06, 2017
Healthcare settings that substitute lower-level staff for registered nurses do so at their own peril, according to an extensive review of nurse skill mix at more than 240 hospitals in Belgium, England,...
Study: Higher intensity therapy improves lengths of stay, outcomes
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Haymarket Media
Mar 29, 2005
Researchers say that shorter lengths of stay and better outcomes will result from more intense periods of various kinds of therapy. They studied nearly 5,000 patients with strokes, orthopedic and cardiovascular/pulmonary...
Report: Pressure sores on the decline among nursing home residents
Mar 03, 2011
The percentage of nursing home residents with pressure sores has fallen over the last decade, according to a newly released report from the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality.
CMS makes it official: 6 new quality measures go live on Nursing Home Compare
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Apr 28, 2016
Six new quality measures were added to Nursing Home Compare on Wednesday, making for the largest addition of quality measures to the website since 2003.