A competition between long-term care facilities and hospitals is heating up in California as hospitals try to lure nurses away from long-term care to meet state-mandated nurse staffing regulations.
Report calls for initiatives to curb LTC nursing shortage
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Haymarket Media
May 20, 2005
Recruiting and retaining nurses in long-term care will require initiatives from providers, as well as the local, state and federal government, according to a report released Thursday by the National Commission...
Report: Facilities grew in size, number of residents from 1977 to 1999
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Haymarket Media
May 12, 2005
As nursing homes have grown in size so has the overall number of residents. But residents are staying for a shorter length of time than they used to and more are getting discharged.
Study: Higher intensity therapy improves lengths of stay, outcomes
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Haymarket Media
Mar 29, 2005
Researchers say that shorter lengths of stay and better outcomes will result from more intense periods of various kinds of therapy. They studied nearly 5,000 patients with strokes, orthopedic and cardiovascular/pulmonary...
Study: More intense physical therapy improves resident outcomes, lengths of stay
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Haymarket Media
Mar 24, 2005
Physical therapy of a higher intensity results in better patient outcomes and shorter lengths of stay for some nursing home patients, according to a recently released study.
60 Seconds with … Terry Kuzman, president, Connecticut Association of Health Care Facilities
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Haymarket Media
Mar 04, 2005
At press time, leaders of the National Commission on Nursing Workforce for Long-Term Care were hoping to issue their finalized report in mid-March. Terry Kuzman is a prominent nursing home administrator...
Feds praise quality initiative results
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James M. Berklan
Jan 10, 2005
The federal government’s Nursing Home Quality Initiative has been a success in several areas, although clear or positive results are not apparent for many criteria, health officials declared at a...
‘I believe in the enormity of the opportunity’
Nov 29, 2004
EXECUTIVE DECISIONS
with Tom Peters
Giving aides a united voice
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Haymarket Media
Nov 29, 2004
Q&A: Lisa Cantrell worked her way up from nursing aide to nursing director but she never forgot her roots. A decade ago, she helped found a national association for aides. She says progress has been made,...
Flu vaccine stolen from nursing home
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Haymarket Media
Nov 22, 2004
The nationwide shortage of flu vaccine has apparently led to criminal behavior. Country Care Inc., an Easton, KS, nursing home, reported nine doses of flu vaccine stolen last week.