CMS: Nursing homes may not establish blanket no-CPR policies
By
Tim Mullaney
Oct 28, 2013
Nursing homes will face survey citations for facility-wide policies that prohibit cardiopulmonary resuscitation for residents, according to a recent Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services memorandum.
Jewish Senior Services opens new Connecticut facility
Aug 09, 2016
A new state-of-the-art community from Jewish Senior Services, featuring skilled nursing and short-term rehabilitation services, opened on August 4 in Bridgeport, CT.
LTC providers urged to fill out CDC flu vaccine survey by Friday
By
Haymarket Media
Oct 27, 2004
Long-term care providers should fill out a survey by Friday to inform federal officials about their flu vaccine needs and wants, major provider associations are telling members.
Flu vaccine stolen from nursing home
By
Haymarket Media
Nov 22, 2004
The nationwide shortage of flu vaccine has apparently led to criminal behavior. Country Care Inc., an Easton, KS, nursing home, reported nine doses of flu vaccine stolen last week.
Ask the Payment Expert about … SNF Value Based Purchasing Program
By
Patricia Boyer
Dec 06, 2016
How does the new Skilled Nursing Facility Value Based Program relate to our Medicare payments?
Rehabilitation Feature — Beefing up LTC
By
Liza Berger
Apr 17, 2006
Therapy is big business today. Facilities can benefit by keeping an eye on the competition, while finding a market niche.
Inpatient admissions plummet
By
Tim Mullaney
Feb 01, 2014
A new admissions policy has driven hospital inpatient stays to record low levels, according to Citigroup analysts.
Oxycodone dose 20 times too strong kills nursing home resident
By
Kimberly Marselas
Feb 01, 2018
A Minnesota nurse accidentally gave a resident a dose of oxycodone 20 times too strong, killing him within a few hours last year, according to a state investigation.
Vote on enhanced nurse education requirements
Apr 02, 2012
Illinois lawmakers delayed a vote on a bill requiring that at least 20% of all nursing and personal care in a nursing home be provided by a registered nurse.
A nursing assistant at an Illinois skilled nursing facility allegedly misread a medical chart and therefore declined to resuscitate a 52-year-old resident prior to her death last year, according to a lawsuit...