A drop in occupancy rates and an increase in days cash-on-hand are among the findings in CliftonLarsonAllen’s 30th Annual Skilled Nursing Facility Cost Comparison Report.
Ask the Care Expert about… labeling clean equipment
By
Sherrie Dornberger
Oct 05, 2015
We are changing the system of how we mark clean equipment in storage and residents’ rooms. Currently, we have a plastic bag over the items, and through training everyone knows these are the clean...
Facing the music: Providers learning new moves so they can stay in step with new dance partners
By
Elizabeth Newman
Oct 05, 2015
There’s no doubt today’s long-term care provider must be able to dance with managed care and accountable care organizations. But while many are proving they can tango with transitions or rumba...
State News for October 2015
Oct 05, 2015
West Virginia — West Virginia has begun requiring a comprehensive background check program for long-term care employees. All skilled nursing providers will be required to use the program by the beginning...
How to do it… Short-term rehab
By
John Hall
Oct 05, 2015
Short-term rehab is a burgeoning and profitable business, but it’s nothing to enter casually. Attracting and retaining patients and keeping beds continuously filled requires seizing the right niche...
More scrutiny ahead for Five-Star ratings
By
James M. Berklan
Oct 05, 2015
In a move that top nursing home lobbyists privately hoped wouldn’t come to pass, the Government Accountability Office announced in late August it will be investigating the federal nursing home rating...
Maryland provider wins Gold in Tech Awards Dignity category
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Sep 29, 2015
Charles E. Smith Life Communities won the Gold Award in the McKnight’s Excellence in Technology Awards in the Dignity category for its use of this interactive memory care.
CMS: Nursing homes should start submitting staffing data in two weeks
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Sep 18, 2015
Skilled nursing facilities should start submitting electronic staffing data Oct. 1 for the best results, federal officials said during a SNF Open Door Forum conference call Thursday.
Man sues nursing home for $9M after penis amputation
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Sep 08, 2015
A former resident of an Oregon nursing home is suing the facility for $9 million, claiming the facility’s negligence of his catheter issues eventually led to his penis amputation.
Ask the Nursing Expert… about preventing burnout
By
Angel McGarrity-Davis, RN, CDONA, NHA
Sep 04, 2015
Our nursing home has been really short of nurses, so we’ve all been working a lot of overtime. How do we prevent burnout?