A drop in occupancy rates and an increase in days cash-on-hand are among the findings in CliftonLarsonAllen’s 30th Annual Skilled Nursing Facility Cost Comparison Report.
Ask the nursing expert
By
Anne Marie Barnett
Nov 01, 2008
Anne Marie Barnett, RN Former President, Maryland NADONA/LTC
GAO cites incomplete data on VA nursing home program for adequate program oversight
By
Haymarket Media
Nov 15, 2004
The Government Accountability Office feels data is lacking for adequate oversight of a Department of Veterans’ Administration nursing home program.
Focus on long-stay rates
By
Steven Littlehale
Sep 04, 2015
By now, everyone has heard the resounding drumbeat of 30-day rehospitalization rates. What is yours? Are you improving? Are you using the National Quality Forum’s endorsed method for calculating?
Long-term care hospitals get reimbursement break
By
Haymarket Media
May 03, 2006
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has backed off plans to cut the long-term care hospitals’ reimbursement rates by an average of 11%. Public comment helped lead the agency to be more generous,...
Proposed pay cut to LTC hospitals could raise skilled nursing census
By
Haymarket Media
Mar 20, 2006
A proposal by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services to cut Medicare payments to long-term care hospitals could lead to a boost in residents at skilled nursing facilities this summer.
Videos from AHCA show now available on McKnights.com
Oct 13, 2008
The editorial staff of McKnight’s recently talked to key nursing home industry leaders at the American Health Care Association’s annual conference in Nashville. Video interviews with Bruce...
OK nursing home worker threatened to behead colleague in a terrorist act, authorities say
By
Tim Mullaney
Sep 30, 2014
Police in Oklahoma City have arrested a nursing home worker who allegedly threatened to behead another staff member out of solidarity with the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria, according to news sources.
GoldenLiving Center chooses Reliant Home Choice
Apr 21, 2015
GoldenLiving Center – Dunwoody has chosen Reliant Home Choice for on-site dialysis.
Ask the Nursing Expert about … going alarm-free
By
Judi Kulus, MSN, MAT, RN, NHA, RAC-MT, DNS-CT
Jan 08, 2018
Our facility is trying to go alarm-free, but some staff are reluctant to stop using alarms. Any suggestions?