Long-term care facilities are increasing their room charges. But this year’s increase is still less than cost increases for other types of goods and services, results of a new survey reveal.
Providers react to poor perception of nursing homes in national survey
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Haymarket Media
Jul 15, 2005
Only 35% of Americans like the quality of care in nursing homes, according to a new survey. Providers responded to the Kaiser Family Foundation Long-Term Care poll Thursday.
SCA launches Tork Health Hands website
Oct 20, 2015
SCA has released a survey stating 93% of healthcare facility patients and visitors believe hand hygiene is more important in healthcare than in other settings.
ITUpdate
Feb 01, 2014
» The government’s five-star system for rating nursing homes does not reflect the quality of life experienced by residents with preserved cognition, according to newly published research.
Ask the Payment Expert about … acuity-based staffing
By
Patricia Boyer
Jan 06, 2017
What is acuity-based staffing and how do we know what our acuity is?
DM Systems-sponsored survey highlights wound care concerns
Sep 29, 2008
Wound care nurses are concerned about the ways new regulatory changes will influence their work, according to a survey conducted at the Wound, Ostomy and Continence Nurses Society Conference. DM Systems...
Doctors feel stressed working with surrogate decision makers, study finds
Sep 09, 2009
Approximately 20% of doctors are not comfortable working with a severely disabled patient’s surrogate decision maker, according to a new survey.
Survey: Seniors concerned most about health, Alzheimer’s
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Haymarket Media
Aug 25, 2006
A strong majority of seniors are concerned about their health, with mental functioning their top worry. The disease they fear the most is Alzheimer’s, according to findings of a survey conducted...
Survey: Majority of states report Part D problems among dual eligibles
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Haymarket Media
Mar 03, 2006
A total of 31 states have experienced widespread problems among their dual eligible residents transitioning to Medicare part D prescription drug coverage, according to a 50-state survey of Medicaid officials....
Millennials driven to leadership roles, staffing company survey finds
Aug 22, 2018
AMN Healthcare’s Survey of Millennial Nurses: A Dynamic Influence on the Profession looked at those nurses between ages 19 to 36 when compared to baby boomer nurses or Generation X (ages 37 to 53).