Simple interventions can greatly reduce residents’ falls
By
Alicia Lasek
Sep 23, 2019
Fatal falls have nearly tripled among older Americans, and experts are calling for stepped-up prevention measures such as these.
CMS should ensure quality measures actually match strategic objectives, OIG report asserts
By
Danielle Brown
Sep 23, 2019
A federal watchdog wants the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services to get better at ensuring its quality measures actually match its strategic objectives aimed at improving care quality and reducing...
Final pre-PDPM updates to RAI Manual released
By
Danielle Brown
Sep 19, 2019
The last big puzzle piece for providers and stakeholders preparing for the transition to the Patient-Driven Payment Model has been put in place.
Delivering a paperless clinical environment for improved care
By
Scott Magers
Sep 19, 2019
“We spend more than $3 trillion dollars a year on healthcare in America and generate more data than ever before. Yet some of the most meaningful data – data to unlock potential improvements in patient...
Back to where it all began with PDPM: Therapy
By
James M. Berklan
Sep 17, 2019
We return to the question again today: What’s going to happen with therapy under the Patient-Drive Payment Model?
SNF operator to pay $10K to settle opioid-related disability discrimination allegations
By
Danielle Brown
Sep 17, 2019
The operator of 16 skilled nursing facilities in Massachusetts has agreed to pay $10,000 to settle federal discrimination claims that alleged the provider turned away patients being treated for opioid...
Alzheimer’s cure would mean $16B in lost revenues for assisted living
By
Lois A. Bowers
Sep 17, 2019
A cure for Alzheimer’s disease would be a “medical miracle” but would result in a loss of $16.3 billion in assisted living annual revenues.
When the storm passed, dedication persevered
By
Jacqueline Vance, RNC, CDONA/LTC
Sep 17, 2019
I can’t help but comment on the incredible dedication of staff members during Hurricane Dorian. Remember that we can, and should, always take the lead in praising staff.
Compliments matter. Try one.
By
Herb Hildebrandt, Ph.D, Hl.D.
Sep 16, 2019
Having walked for over 50 years through many turnstiles of life, many under the rubric of senior living, I consistently return to one conclusion: a sincere, unpretentious compliment to a resident of such...
Medicare Advantage I-SNP members more likely to use skilled nursing services
By
Danielle Brown
Sep 15, 2019
Long-term nursing home residents enrolled in UnitedHealthcare’s Medicare Advantage Institutional Special Needs Plans (I-SNPs) are 112% more likely to use skilled nursing services than those with Medicare...