Embrace Immediate Jeopardy triggers as quality assessment tool, experts say
By
McKnight's Staff
Oct 10, 2012
While state surveyors vary in what they consider Immediate Jeopardy for long-term care residents, operators can use government guidelines to work on their quality assurance plans, experts advised Tuesday.
F-tags study reveals common misuses of psychotropic drugs in LTC
By
Alicia Lasek (f3)
May 13, 2022
A study of deficiency-of-care citations in nursing homes offers lessons on reducing over-reliance on psychotropics in residents with dementia, investigators say.
State’s access-to-care problems reflect the country’s nursing home problems
By
Joe Bush
Nov 22, 2022
Minnesotans’ access to long-term care is low. Most of the state’s nursing homes are turning away new admissions, according to a recent analysis by LeadingAge Minnesota’s Long-Term Care Imperative.