Government shutdown could put chokehold on public health
By
Kimberly Marselas
Jan 19, 2018
It remains unclear how a government shutdown would affect the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services if Congress can’t agree on a bill to send the president by midnight.
Washington state weighs LGBTQ training for long-term care workers
By
Kimberly Marselas
Jan 16, 2018
Washington state lawmakers heard testimony last week on a bill to improve long-term care for LGBTQ seniors.
The conscience of tech
By
Gary Tetz
Jan 08, 2018
Remember those innocent days when long-term care was hopelessly tech-phobic, and EHR was just a quick way to tell 911 your facility was under attack by an Emerging Hostile Rodent?
Ask the Care Expert about … infection prevention
By
Sherrie Dornberger
Jan 08, 2018
We are working hard on infection prevention at my facility. Do you have any ideas on how to really make staff think about how important they are to this process?
IT Update January 2018
Jan 08, 2018
» Dental prosthetics company Nobilium has created a denture identification system using radio-frequency identification. The system is geared toward skilled nursing facilities, to help them meet regulations...
Ask the payment expert about … probe and educate reviews
By
Patricia Boyer
Jan 08, 2018
Are the probe and educate reviews occurring only in home health agencies or in skilled nursing facilities as well?
Right-sized investing
By
Kimberly Marselas
Jan 08, 2018
The finance world will be looking for long-term care’s ‘sweet spot’ in 2018
Penalty delay for some tags
By
Elizabeth Newman
Jan 08, 2018
Long-term care providers have 18 months to adapt to some of the Phase 2 requirements of participation without facing penalties, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services announced.
State News for January 2018
Jan 08, 2018
Increasing Medicaid rates to Florida nursing homes is a “very strong priority” in the upcoming state legislative session, the state Senate president said …
Reader poll: How do you make your employees feel valued?
Jan 08, 2018
“In May, every week we do an event. We have a lake, so on one of those Saturdays the residents will help us so the employees and their families can go fishing. Residents just do little things like go...