Report reveals attitudes of long-term care professionals
Dec 01, 2009
Kikaku America International recently released the 2009 Senior Care Digest Interdisciplinary Report: A Survey of Long-Term Care Health Professionals. The survey of key eldercare professionals reveals divergent...
MDS accuracy, staffing data among most cited deficiencies, CMS reveals
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Nov 08, 2016
Deficiencies in Minimum Data Set accuracy and posted nurse staffing information were the most commonly cited among MDS 3.0 Focused Surveys conducted in fiscal year 2015, according to a new report.
Nursing homes should focus on improving communications to prevent in-room cameras, survey suggests
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Tim Mullaney
Nov 25, 2014
Most people would consider video cameras to monitor a loved one’s nursing home care but would prefer other methods, according to recently released survey results.
CMS proposes fees for inspector ‘revisits’
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Haymarket Media
Jun 29, 2007
Nursing home providers are opposing a new federal regulatory proposal that would penalize healthcare facilities financially for revisits by facility inspectors.
CMS releases revised dementia care survey tools
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Dec 03, 2015
Updated survey materials should be used by skilled nursing facilities to assess dementia care practices, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services encouraged in a recent announcement.
CMS updates survey guidelines for antipsychotic drugs in dementia care
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McKnight's Staff
May 31, 2013
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has updated survey guidelines regarding nursing homes’ use of antipsychotic medications for dementia care. The 59-page interim guidance revises Appendix...
Deadlines nearing for salary and benefits reports
Mar 03, 2016
Providers at nursing homes and continuing care retirement communities are being asked to take part in the biggest annual salary surveys of their kind.
Now it’s seniors demanding that workers have enough PPE
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Danielle Brown
May 04, 2020
The demand for sufficient supplies of personal protective equipment for nursing home workers continues to grow. A new survey from AARP revealed that a vast majority of seniors want healthcare workers to...
Many value-based care efforts languishing in the pilot stages, or worse: survey
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Danielle Brown
Jan 15, 2020
Nearly half of healthcare organizations have either not started or are in the pilot stages of implementing value-based care even though more than 45% of executives said they understand the pay model, a...
More than 50% of nursing home CNAs injured at work last year, some uninsured, new study finds
May 15, 2009
More than half of certified nursing assistants (CNAs) working in nursing homes sustained at least one work-related injury last year. Also, many reported being unable to afford employer-sponsored health...