New law eliminates fines for nursing homes that fix problems
May 29, 2009
Iowa Gov. Chet Culver (D) this week enacted a law that eliminates fines against nursing homes that identify and correct health and safety issues on their own accord. The law sets out new rules and guidelines...
More than one-third of Americans think Medicare will cover their LTC needs
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May 23, 2016
Many Americans anticipate Medicare to cover their long-term care needs, including extended nursing home stays, according to the results of a survey released Thursday.
Ask the payment expert
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Patricia Boyer
Dec 01, 2007
We always seem to be training our staff in how to complete the MDS. Will they ever learn everything they need to about that process?
Survey: Group purchasing orgs deliver savings
Aug 29, 2018
Members of The Healthcare Supply Chain Association say group-purchasing organizations deliver critical cost savings to providers, increase competition and transparency, and help propel healthcare improvements,...
Seniors are accepting of robotic assistance, survey shows
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McKnight's Staff
Sep 13, 2012
Seniors are generally receptive to the idea of caregiving robots, though they prefer assistance from humans for certain tasks, a new survey finds.
McKnight’s Super Tuesday webcast tackles surveys
Jul 11, 2011
McKnight’s fourth Super Tuesday webcast is here! Join us Tuesday, July 12 at 1:00 p.m. (Eastern) for “Taking stock of new survey realities.”
Editors’ Blog: A tale of two (satisfaction) surveys
Jun 01, 2009
It turns out that satisfaction among residents is pretty steady across long-term care. Two analyses about satisfaction–while they focus on different populations–arrive at the same conclusion.
Residents and families more satisfied, survey finds
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Haymarket Media
May 11, 2007
Customers are more satisfied with nursing homes than they were a year ago, according to an annual report.
Providers missing residents’ hearing problems due to masks, other PPE
By
Danielle Brown
Jul 08, 2021
Personal protective equipment, such as masks and face shields, is negatively impacting the quality of care provided to residents and patients with hearing loss, a survey of healthcare providers has found.
Large nonprofit LTC providers have embraced electronic health records, information exchange lags, survey...
By
Tim Mullaney
Dec 09, 2013
The nation’s largest not-for-profit long-term care providers have implemented electronic health records, but there is still much room for growth when it comes to the sharing of digital data, according...