U.S. News tweaking its nursing home ratings system, will focus more on quality of care and staffing
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Marty Stempniak
Oct 04, 2018
A switch is coming soon to how U.S. News and World Report publishes its much-viewed nursing home ratings.
AHCA members have decreased antipsychotic use by more than 37%
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Marty Stempniak
Oct 03, 2018
Skilled nursing facilities have achieved sizable decreases in the use of antipsychotics in the past seven years, the American Health Care Association announced Tuesday.
Nursing homes can treat higher acuity patients without raising their risk of death: Study
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Marty Stempniak
Oct 03, 2018
Skilled nursing facilities can safely take on higher levels of care for their residents to avoid the hospital, and they can do so without raising residents’ risk of death.
Westminster-Canterbury wins Dignity Gold in McKnight’s Tech Awards
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Elizabeth Newman
Oct 01, 2018
Seniors with cognitive impairment are at risk for isolation and depression. But Westminster-Canterbury on Chesapeake Bay in Virginia Beach, VA, used innovative bedside technology to boost engagement, allowing...
Provider advocates applaud ‘monumental step’ on CNA training at skilled nursing facilities
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Marty Stempniak
Oct 01, 2018
Skilled nursing advocates are applauding the “long-overdue” introduction of a bill Friday, which could kill “rigid provisions” they say are keeping the field from meeting its own dire staffing...
OIG looks to shame those who refuse to enter corporate integrity agreements
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Marty Stempniak
Oct 01, 2018
Health & Human Services is looking to ratchet up public pressure on healthcare fraudsters who refuse to improve their corporate business practices after getting caught.
CMS chief stresses need to improve care for dual-eligible population: Inefficiencies are ‘unacceptable’
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Marty Stempniak
Sep 28, 2018
The status quo is “unacceptable” when dealing with dual eligibles, the head of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services said Thursday.
The secret ingredient to one nursing home’s dramatic drop in antipsychotic use
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Marty Stempniak
Sep 28, 2018
Holly Heights Nursing Center in Denver has demonstrated dramatic reductions in the use of antipsychotic use in recent years. Janet Snipes, whose been with the home for more than 40 years, says there is...
Also in the News for Wednesday, Sept. 26
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Marty Stempniak
Sep 26, 2018
Healthcare data breaches are on the rise, a new study suggests … Provider’s emergency plan put into play after double fatality on campus … Exercise may help to delay a rare form of Alzheimer’s...
Study reveals long-term care indicators for predicting hospital readmissions
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Marty Stempniak
Sep 25, 2018
Nursing homes looking to gauge whether a resident is at risk for readmission may have a new tea leaf to read.