Face masks an ‘acceptable’ alternative to respirators during supply shortage: CMS
By
Alicia Lasek
Mar 13, 2020
Save respirators for procedures likely to generate respiratory droplets and increase the risk of viral exposure, the agency says.
Ask the payment expert … about PEPPER reports
By
Patricia Boyer
Dec 01, 2014
We never downloaded our PEPPER report. How important is it?
Safety means ‘seeing the virus’: Atria recounts rollout of 18,000 tests early in pandemic
By
Alicia Lasek
Jun 09, 2021
Finding a way to conduct COVID-19 testing among 31,000 residents and staff members across multiple states helped the senior living giant to “seal out” outbreaks and show that its communities were safe...
SNF employee sentenced to 10 months in prison for abuse caught on family-placed camera
By
Phil Brahm
Jul 20, 2016
A former employee at a South Dakota facility will serve nearly 10 months in prison after pleading guilty to abusing and neglecting a 66-year-old resident.
LTC nurse could face 4 years in prison for alleged morphine mistake, cover-up
By
Tim Mullaney
Sep 05, 2014
A nurse has been indicted for allegedly administering morphine to a nursing home resident by mistake and covering up her error while the resident experienced a health emergency, New York Attorney General...
12th McKnight’s Online Forum arrives Thursday
By
James M. Berklan
Jun 18, 2021
Leading experts on providing quality long-term care amid COVID-19 conditions will again highlight the 12th McKnight’s Online Forum on Thursday.
Nearly 12% of adults hospitalized for flu experience an adverse cardiac event
By
Alicia Lasek
Aug 26, 2020
The most common cardiovascular events in these patients are acute heart failure and acute ischemic heart disease, researchers say.
Test demonstrates Sterisafe’s effectiveness against coronavirus
By
Kimberly Marselas
May 12, 2020
An independent study from the Dr. Brill Institute for Hygiene and Microbiology, a leading German test laboratory, confirms that the Sterisafe Pro room sterilization robot effectively kills the novel coronavirus....
CDC releases norovirus gastroenteritis guidelines
May 13, 2011
In response to increasing reports of norovirus gastroenteritis infections and outbreaks in healthcare settings, including nursing homes, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has issued guidelines...
GAO will investigate Five-Star rating system
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Aug 28, 2015
In a move sure to surprise many providers, the Government Accountability Office will investigate the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ Five-Star Quality Rating System, according to a published...