CMS to host call on interim implementation of RUG-IV
Jun 18, 2010
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services will hold a conference call for skilled nursing home providers on the Resource Utilization Group-Version IV (RUG-IV) system this Wednesday, June 23, from 1:30...
Nursing home programs to alleviate patient delirium are not effective, study finds
Jun 18, 2010
Delirium abatement programs do not reduce delirium in recently admitted nursing home patients, according to new research.
Consumer group takes on long-term care field
By
Liza Berger
Jun 15, 2010
The group formerly known NCCHNR is known for butting heads with nursing home associations. As it expands its advocacy mission, more long-term care providers are likely to feel the heat.
Nursing home resident advocacy group reorganizes, changes name
Jun 15, 2010
The National Citizens’ Coalition for Nursing Home Reform (NCCNHR), a resident advocacy group, said Monday that it is expanding its advocacy priorities. It also will have a new moniker, The National...
Funding available for nursing home employee background check systems
Jun 11, 2010
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Thursday began accepting grant applications from states to establish systems for background checks for potential long-term care employees.
Regulators to start conference-call series to teach new nursing home payment system
Jun 04, 2010
Providers with questions about the new nursing home payment system will be able to take part in a series of three training conference calls, beginning later this month, an official with the Centers for...
Provider group supports review of nursing home survey system
Jun 03, 2010
The American Association of Homes and Services for the Aging has endorsed a new bill that would reevaluate the current state of nursing home oversight.
Improving the treatment of mental health issues in nursing homes
By
Eleanor Feldman Barbera, Ph.D.
Jun 01, 2010
More attention should be paid to nursing home residents’ mental health, an important but often overlooked aspect of care.
Nursing organizations release list of competencies for nursing home culture change
Jun 01, 2010
A group of nursing organizations on Thursday released a list of 10 nurse competencies for nursing home culture change. The move marks the end of a two-year effort to find the most relevant competencies...
PACE makes strides in Milwaukee
By
Liza Berger
May 21, 2010
I have heard a lot about the PACE program, but it was not until I actually saw a site a couple weeks ago that I fully understood what this long-term care community program is all about.