Close to two-thirds of registered nurses over age 54 are currently considering retirement, a November report by AMN Healthcare found.
Ask the nursing expert about… wound programs
By
Angel McGarrity-Davis, RN, CDONA, NHA
Jan 04, 2016
I am a new RN 3-11 shift supervisor, and new to skilled nursing. Can you please highlight what I should do to initiate a wound program?
SCOTUS to review False Claims definition
By
James M. Berklan
Jan 04, 2016
Providers could be getting help soon over anxieties about potential False Claims Act charges.
Ask the Legal Expert about… theft from resident accounts
By
John Durso
Jan 04, 2016
How can we best ensure that nobody in our office steals from resident accounts? We don’t know if it’s mostly smaller places, but it seems like numerous execs or office workers have been “embezzling”...
How to do it… Flexible furnishing
By
John Hall
Jan 04, 2016
When it comes to furnishings in senior living, the Three Bears of nursery book fame would likely share identical chairs and beds today. More than ever, providers need adjustable furniture to suit their...
A measure of success
By
Kimberly Marselas
Jan 04, 2016
Technology and analysis prepare skilled nursing facilities and their staffs for Quality Assurance and Performance Improvement programs — and vice versa
Cutting into costs
By
John Hall
Jan 04, 2016
A look inside the mind of lenders in the wake of a skilled nursing cost comparison report reveals reasons for optimism — and concern
Design Decisions: A modernized makeover
By
John Andrews
Jan 04, 2016
Lourdes Senior Community updates a 50-year-old facility to better accommodate long- and short-term residents
Reader poll: What do you wear to work, and why?
Jan 04, 2016
“Exactly what I’m wearing now [a tie, dress shirt, black pants]. I wear this every day except Friday, which is casual.”
CMS asks for quality measure testing feedback
By
Elizabeth Newman
Jan 04, 2016
Healthcare providers are being asked to weigh in on the way the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services evaluates certification and testing of electronic health records products used to report quality...