Best-selling author Daniel Pink laid it on the line at the recent LeadingAge annual meeting to vividly illustrate why simple “if-then” reward scenarios — which are suitable for basic tasks...
Current antipsychotics quality measure is too hard on long-term care providers, researchers argue
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Tim Mullaney
Mar 26, 2014
An updated quality measure would paint a fairer picture of nursing homes’ antipsychotic prescribing practices, say researchers at Miami University in Ohio and Rutgers, the State University of New...
How to do it… Wound care
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Haymarket Media
Feb 07, 2007
Have you ever met a surveyor who wasn’t very interested in your wound care practices? Didn’t think so. In fact, there are signs that surveyors are looking at them with deeper interest than...
Care not same as caring
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Mary Eleanor Wickersham
May 01, 2008
When “Dianne Butler’s” mother was rushed to the emergency room with signs of a heart attack, the ER nurses quickly cut away her snug, pullover silk shift. Hurrying to do CPR and start...
Debate about abuse icon is over, CMS official asserts; timetable for Phase 3 RoP guidance coming soon
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Danielle Brown
Oct 30, 2019
SAN DIEGO — Providers shouldn’t be focusing on the new Nursing Home Compare consumer alert icon, but rather should be concentrating on stopping abuse in long-term care facilities, a Centers for Medicare...
Meet Stephanie Maupin, 2022 Rising Star honoree
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Nicole Blanchard
Jul 22, 2022
Although many struggle as they strive for perfection, Stephanie Maupin, the executive director of Brentwood at Elkhart Assisted Living in Elkhart, IN, seems to have achieved it with ease.
Meet Gail Sheridan, Hall of Honor inductee
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Chloe Konrad
Jul 20, 2021
Gail Sheridan knows what it means to serve. From training as a registered nurse while in the U.S. Navy to dedicating the following phases of her career to the lives of older adults, she has been serving...
Skilled nursing occupancy ticked upward for a second month. Will such small gains be enough?
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Kimberly Marselas
Jun 04, 2021
Skilled nursing occupancy climbed ever-so-slightly for a second straight month in March, reaching 71.6%, according to the latest NIC MAP data released Thursday afternoon.
Biden, Trump diverge on approaches for long-term care, Medicare
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Danielle Brown
Oct 28, 2020
While President Donald Trump would seek to cap the overall federal contribution to Medicaid and increase state flexibility, former Vice President Joe Biden would look to expand the program to provide more...
SNFs earn high rankings on ‘Great Place to Work’ list
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Danielle Brown
Aug 22, 2019
Citadel Healthcare, Signature HealthCARE and Trilogy Health Services were among nursing home providers earning high rankings on this year’s Best Workplaces for Aging Services list.