Scathing report leads to bills raising nursing home wages
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Nov 10, 2015
Pennsylvania lawmakers have introduced legislation to address nursing home wages, following a report released last week that found 52% of the state’s nursing home workforce can’t support their...
Timing of wounds could impact healing
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Jan 08, 2018
Injuries sustained during the day likely heal faster than those that occur during the night due to human internal biological clocks
Ultrasound accelerating wound healing
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Sep 04, 2015
Low-intensity ultrasound can reduce healing times for diabetic ulcers, bedsores and other chronic wounds by a third, researchers have found.
Shuttered Iowa SNF to pay $100,000 to resolve claims of ‘worthless’ care
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Feb 03, 2017
The owners of a Iowa nursing home that closed this week have agreed to pay $100,000 to settle allegations that the facility provided “grossly substandard” care to residents.
Infrared camera helps assess chronic, non-healing wounds
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Dec 04, 2015
Handheld infrared cameras may help healthcare workers assess and identify hard-to-heal wounds early on, a new study has found.
CMS reports ‘sharp’ drop in avoidable hospitalizations among long-term care residents
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Jan 19, 2017
The rate of potentially avoidable hospitalizations among dual-eligible long-term care residents fell by nearly a third in recent years, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services reported on Tuesday.
Bill could limit HUD mortgage insurance for low-rated SNFs
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Oct 23, 2015
Nursing homes’ eligibility for federal mortgage insurance could become dependent on their quality ratings under legislation proposed this week.
Court: Race-based staffing decision violates anti-discrimination law
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Aug 04, 2016
A psychiatric hospital’s decision to block non-white employees from working in a part of the facility after a patient made threats violated state anti-discrimination law, the Washington Supreme Court...
HCR ManorCare facility must pay damages in negligence case
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Mar 17, 2017
HCR ManorCare will have to pay punitive damages in a negligence and abuse case filed by a resident of its Hemet, CA facility, an appeals court ruled this week.
Accuracy key to staying ahead of changes to MDS 3.0, quality measures, experts say
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Apr 19, 2016
Providers should conduct accuracy reviews of their facility’s data base in order to prepare for changes to the MDS 3.0 and the Five-Star Quality Measures slated for this year, experts emphasized...