Guidelines on Hand Hygiene for Healthcare Workers from the World Health Organization
May 07, 2009
Guidelines on Hand Hygiene for Healthcare Workers from the World Health Organization
BREAKING: CMS finalizes 2.7% pay raise, two year phase-in for PDPM cuts
By
Danielle Brown
Jul 29, 2022
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services on Friday afternoon announced a finalized cut to nursing home Medicare pay rates for fiscal 2023.
Governor earmarks funds for SNFs in budget
Feb 01, 2012
Due partly to the average 11.1% reduction in Medicare payments to nursing homes that took effect in October, New Mexico Gov. Susana Martinez (R) is asking state legislators to approve her state budget,...
Breakthrough COVID-19 cases are increasing, but experts say deadly outbreaks aren’t inevitable
By
Kimberly Marselas
Aug 12, 2021
Eight months and thousands of vaccinations made an “amazing” difference in two COVID-19 outbreaks at Masonicare’s Wallingford, CT, campus.
Bill to block staffing rule, other LTC measures to headline Congressional hearing
By
Kimberly Marselas
Apr 29, 2024
A bill that many providers view as the best bet to upend the federal nursing home staffing mandate finalized last week will get another hearing in Congress Tuesday.
‘Killer nurse’ fallout: Nursing homes likely to take the blame even if they did ‘everything right’
By
Jessica R. Towhey
Nov 06, 2023
An “angel of mercy” nurse who saw herself as putting patients out of their misery by hastening their deaths further damages the already fragile reputation of nursing homes, a long-time nursing director...
CMS ‘heartless’ for its big nursing home pay cut proposal
By
Danielle Brown
Apr 12, 2022
Providers are struggling with the federal government’s “heartless” decision to decrease pay for SNFs by $320 million in fiscal 2023.
Rethinking resident bathing
By
Julie Williamson
May 01, 2008
It’s one of the hardest tasks for caregivers, but bathing does not have to be a chore if you focus on residents’ needs
Profile: Ed McMahon, Ph.D.
By
Amy Novotney
Apr 06, 2015
When he’s not busy working to improve the quality of life of residents at Sunrise Senior Living’s more than 300 assisted living communities, Ed McMahon, Ph.D., can often be found perfecting...
David Grabowski: Getting Geeky with LTC
By
Marty Stempniak
Jun 08, 2018
David Grabowski Professor in Health Care Policy Harvard Medical School David Grabowski freely admits that he’s a “long-term care geek.” The professor of healthcare policy at Harvard Medical...