Ask the Legal Expert about … 24/7 visitor policies
By
John Durso
Sep 06, 2017
We adopted a 24/7 visitor policy after much encouragement. Unfortunately, we occasionally get disruptive visitors. What can we do to restrict this without receiving complaints?
Ask the Nursing expert about … elopement programs
By
Angel McGarrity-Davis, RN, CDONA, NHA
Mar 04, 2016
My director of nursing asked me to start an elopement program. Since I’m new to long-term care, can you tell me what I should do, and where I should start?
Provider to pay $3 million in ambulance-swapping case
By
James M. Berklan
Jan 04, 2016
Federal authorities believe they have broken new ground by leveraging a $3.2 million settlement with a provider for its part in an alleged fraudulent ambulance service scheme.
CDC: Up to 3 in 4 SNF antibiotics drug orders wrong
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Oct 14, 2015
Up to 75% of antibiotics prescriptions given to nursing home residents are unnecessary or incorrectly prescribed, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention claims.
Ask the Nursing Expert about… insulin pens
By
Angel McGarrity-Davis, RN, CDONA, NHA
Oct 05, 2015
Our company’s regional nurse came to my facility and said we were going to start using insulin pens. Can you tell me what I should prepare for?
Ask the care expert .. about silverware to help with tremors
By
Sherrie Dornberger
Mar 04, 2015
Do you know of silverware to assist residents who may have Parkinson’s or tremors while eating? We have weighted bulky silverware, but it seems to add to the shaking.
Ask the payment expert…Should we add more MDS staff to meet new regulations?
Ask the treatment expert: treating eschar and blisters on the heels
By
Donna Sardina
Sep 01, 2010
Donna Sardina, RN, MHA, WCC, President, Wound Care Education Institute
Providers likely asking the wrong questions to screen for Alzheimer’s, new study reveals
By
Meredith Beirne
Aug 09, 2018
Providers can improve screening questions to more accurately detect patients who may be at risk for developing Alzheimer’s disease and other aging-related problems, according to a new study published...
Overcoding or undercoding incontinence in the MDS 3.0 is a problem that can draw the attention of surveyors, says McKnight’s Super Tuesday speaker Leah Klusch.