It’s no secret that finding and keeping nurses is one of the skilled care sector’s biggest headaches. But it would appear that the folks who regulate this field don’t want to hear it any more. As...
Ask The Payment Expert
By
Caryn Adams
Jun 06, 2019
My April Five-Star rating is different from what I expected. Why? In March, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services posted changes to the Five-Star calculation methods that affected ratings beginning...
‘Telementoring’ boosts SNF caregiving and its processes
By
Amy Novotney
Jun 06, 2019
Remote coaching by academic medical experts can improve geriatrics expertise among skilled nursing employees, a University of Chicago study has found. SNF caregivers often lack the needed background...
Today’s mobile LTC resident can add layers of complication to bathing safety
By
Kimberly Marselas
May 01, 2019
Given an increasingly ambulatory population, the presence of water and the kind of warm and moist environment that invites bacteria to breed, risk is inherent in skilled nursing bathing areas.
How to do it … Off-season prep for loans
By
John Hall
May 01, 2019
Not in the current market for a loan? So what! Owner-operators should be in a constant state of readiness to borrow money — whether it’s needed for short-term cash or long-term capital projects.
10 Highest/Lowest: Percentage of short-stay residents who were rehospitalized within 30 days
By
Raul Valdes-Perez, Ph.D
May 01, 2019
A look at the states with the highest and lowest percentage of short-stay residents who were rehospitalized within 30 days after a SNF admission.
Profile: Kimberly Green is a spirited survivor, leader
By
Julie Williamson
Apr 04, 2019
It’s not always easy for providers to continually walk in the proverbial shoes of the resident. But for Kimberly Green, losing sight of the resident is an outright impossibility.
PDPM will reduce clinical requirements but demands more attention to detail
By
Kimberly Marselas
Apr 04, 2019
As complex and daunting as the new Patient-Driven Payment Model seems, one change most providers have welcomed is the reduction in resident assessments for therapy.
Survey, staffing changes
By
James M. Berklan
Apr 04, 2019
The federal government is further tightening the screws on regulation of nursing home staffing and quality via a big shakeup this month.
10 Highest/Lowest: State averages for short-stay SNF residents discharged successfully to the community
Apr 04, 2019
OnlyBoth provides a closer look at the states with the 10 highest and lowest averages for short-stay residents who were successfully discharged to the community.