NY nursing home residents pay homage to Taylor Swift
By
Foster Stubbs
Jun 14, 2023
Estimated to generate $4.6 billion for local economies nationwide, it’s no secret that the hottest tickets of the summer are for Taylor Swift’s The Eras tour. Residents of The Grand Rehabilitation...
Hypoglycemia frequent in LTCF residents with diabetes, large study finds
By
Alicia Lasek
Jun 14, 2023
A 35% rate of level 1 hypoglycemia in long-term care facility residents with type 2 diabetes leaves room for better clinical management, researchers say.
Rural seniors may ‘pay the price’ of federal staffing minimum: AHCA board member
Jun 13, 2023
The Evangelical Lutheran Good Samaritan Society is exiting the pandemic as a much different organization than what it was just five years ago, cutting its massive footprint back to seven states and, with...
Inflation kills another nursing home effort to upgrade infrastructure
By
Kimberly Marselas
Jun 13, 2023
The developers of a major nursing home project are pulling the plug for now, another victim of inflationary and regulatory pressures plaguing the sector.
NY brings fresh allegations of a for-profit nursing home “pocketing” Medicaid funds
By
Jessica R. Towhey
Jun 13, 2023
New York’s attorney general wants a state court to force the owners of a Syracuse nursing home to answer questions about “pocketing” $37.6 million in government funding.
After dry spells, providers get vital Medicaid increases. Now the big fear: Will they be ‘1-and-done’?
By
Jessica R. Towhey
Kimberly Marselas
Jun 12, 2023
As Medicaid negotiations successfully continue in various states, worries are already arising about how to sustain increases
Nearby ED means more avoidable visits from AL residents, study finds
By
Alicia Lasek
Jun 12, 2023
The closer the nearest hospital, the higher the number of potentially avoidable emergency department visits among assisted living residents, researchers have found. A nearby ED may limit motivation to...
Ask the nursing expert … about social isolation
By
Amy Stewart
Jun 09, 2023
Q: Social isolation is being added to the MDS this Oct. 1. How should we care plan this new item?
How to do it … Medication safety amid staffing woes
By
John Hall
Jun 09, 2023
Persistent workforce shortages can hamstring even the most high-functioning skilled nursing facility. Managing medications and ensuring their integrity and proper dosing are no exception.
On a collision course
By
Kimberly Marselas
Jun 09, 2023
While consumers continue to flock to MA plans for their zero-dollar premiums and appealing supplemental benefits, skilled nursing providers may feel like their long-running complaints about the plans’...