The owner of a Texas hospice company is being investigated for allegedly encouraging employees to overdose patients and hasten their death to avoid the federal reimbursement cap for hospice stays.
On the ‘go’
By
Kimberly Marselas
May 06, 2017
In-bed washes and adaptive bathroom equipment keep comfort a reality
Helping the assessors
By
Kimberly Marselas
Sep 06, 2017
Minimum Data Set coordinators serve vital functions in today’s skilled nursing facilities — their ability to dig deep is so critical that one software executive likens it to navigating the Andromeda...
Disgruntled family member arrested after confronting nursing home employee, threatening to bring gun...
By
Kimberly Marselas
Jan 08, 2018
Police have arrested a Connecticut man for confronting a nursing home employee off the grounds and threatening to bring a gun to the facility.
Former nursing home owner’s ‘every nickel’ possibly at stake with class action ruling
By
Kimberly Marselas
Jun 14, 2018
A New York judge has cleared the way for residents of a troubled nursing home to pursue a class-action lawsuit against its former owners.
A measure of success
By
Kimberly Marselas
Jan 04, 2016
Technology and analysis prepare skilled nursing facilities and their staffs for Quality Assurance and Performance Improvement programs — and vice versa
High-fluid capacity disposables cut IAD
By
Kimberly Marselas
Mar 08, 2018
Replacing a non-permeable, reusable pad with a disposable, high-fluid capacity one can reduce the number of incontinence-associated dermatitis cases and lessen their severity, according to research in...
A Day in the Life: Quilts honor SNF veterans
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Kimberly Marselas
Aug 09, 2018
A Day in the Life: Quilts honor SNF veterans
Brius Healthcare gets most citations for serious deficiencies, but it’s the state that gets the...
By
Kimberly Marselas
May 04, 2018
California’s oversight agencies have not met their responsibilities when it comes to ensuring quality care at the state’s nursing homes, even as the three main providers there have grown into...
Study: Resident symptoms, risk factors aren’t enough to predict hospitalization
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Kimberly Marselas
Feb 28, 2018
A lengthy trial designed to optimize transfers from nursing homes reduced avoidable hospitalizations by 33%, researchers report.