The government and several industry groups are asking nursing homes to voluntarily focus their efforts on three quality and performance measures.
Australian nursing homes unveil electronic underpants
Mar 29, 2010
Nursing homes in New South Wales, Australia, soon will have a new caregiving tool at their disposal for resident incontinence: electronic underpants.
How to do it… Streamlining bath time
By
John Hall
Sep 05, 2016
Bathing can present a host of challenges, unforeseen mishaps and incidents that can easily disrupt daily routines. But choosing the right tools, creating a calming environment, careful advance preparations,...
Medicare anyone? Operator offers its own coverage
By
Haymarket Media
Aug 12, 2005
A company that operates retirement communities is setting up its own Medicare plan for residents.
‘Observation status’ provision under further review
By
John Hall
Feb 27, 2015
The American Health Care Association on Thursday applauded a House measure that would inform Medicare beneficiaries of their observation status as hospital inpatient or outpatients. But that might be little...
CDC releases guidance for long-term care on swine flu infection
May 01, 2009
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has released interim guidance for healthcare facilities, including long-term care, for care of residents with confirmed or suspected swine flu, also known...
Spreading too thin?
By
Amy Novotney
Oct 01, 2014
Lenders encourage facility operators to think twice before pursing alternative models of care; ‘jack-of-all-trades’ a challenging label to embrace
Design Decisions: Celebrating car culture
By
John Andrews
Sep 06, 2017
A few years ago, the United Auto Workers eyed the Packard Proving Grounds in Shelby Township, MI, north of Detroit, as the potential site for a community center. Given the property’s history and...
McKnight’s Newsmaker Videos: Variety of long-term care services requires attention to building...
Oct 25, 2010
Because of the diversity of services that long-term care facilities provide—short-stay rehab, memory care, etc.—it helps to separate the services into special sections within each building. Timothy...
MatrixCare to release clinical dashboard
Sep 01, 2015
MatrixCare has announced the MatrixCare Analytics Clinical Dashboard, which has 33 quality measures and compares results to the most current CMS benchmark data.