Few things can cause a bigger setback in any long-term care facility than a workplace injury. Imbuing a safety mindset with each employee and constantly reinforcing safe practices can go far toward preventing...
Researcher: Target funding to address potentially harmful staffing disparities
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John Hall
Aug 11, 2022
Staffing shortages may be ravaging nursing homes around the country, but the losses may be especially harmful in poorer areas, with fewer qualified clinicians leading to a greater likelihood of poor outcomes,...
Machine learning
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John Hall
Aug 09, 2018
A fresh era of laundry equipment offers intuitive controls and other innovations
Notoriously troubled NJ skilled nursing facility to close Monday
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John Hall
Aug 04, 2022
Years of shocking news from a New Jersey nursing home that included residents’ bodies stored in on-site morgues, tax woes of a troubled owner and disturbing allegations of resident abuse have culminated...
Facing stagnant Medicaid rates, this state has lost 10 percent of SNF beds in 2022
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John Hall
Aug 04, 2022
The loss of seven nursing homes in a short period of time has set healthcare officials in Montana reeling, even as the state is trying to regain its footing following the brunt of the COVID pandemic.
How to do it… Documenting bathing info
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John Hall
Sep 05, 2018
Although it technically is considered custodial care and not directly paid by Medicare, bathing is a critical part of the overall care long-term care residents receive and expect.
Psychiatric disorders may raise risk of COVID-19 re-infection: Research
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John Hall
Apr 19, 2022
Fully vaccinated COVID-19 survivors with a history of certain psychiatric disorders may be pre-disposed to reinfection, researchers from the San Francisco Veterans Affairs (VA) Health Care System and the...
Problems with proposed nursing home shelters emerge more than a year after deadly hurricane
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John Hall
Aug 16, 2022
Less than a year after an embattled Louisiana nursing home owner became embroiled in a class action lawsuit over improper evacuation plans, a new report casts an even broader net exposing similar problems...
Arizona tops list of nation’s ‘best’ nursing homes: poll
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John Hall
Aug 09, 2022
A popular rating website says Arizona’s high nursing home quality scores and sheer number of facilities help make it the best state in the US for long-term care in nursing homes and assisted living facilities.