Nursing home fights for right to end temporary bonuses, avoid $369K payout
By
Kimberly Marselas
Apr 15, 2024
Can a nursing home end an emergency bonus program for unionized workers without negotiating after a contract has expired?
One step forward, one back as lawmakers increase role of LPNs, take back temp rate hike
By
Josh Henreckson
May 08, 2024
A week after the Minnesota Nursing Home Workforce Standards Board approved a $24 minimum wage for CNAs, a group of elected lawmakers fell short in their attempt to create exceptions and funding for “distressed”...
Why CMS is shifting its infection control focus to sepsis
By
Kimberly Marselas
Apr 11, 2024
BALTIMORE — Quality experts at the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services will be taking a closer look at sepsis rates in nursing homes while continuing broader efforts to improve infection control,...
Gold in the Keep It Super Simple category goes to RiverSpring Living
By
Foster Stubbs
Dec 04, 2023
In senior living communities across the country, fall prevention always remains a top priority. RiverSpring Living aimed to improve its fall prevention efforts through the use of the NexStride gait device. ...
First-ever drug can treat ‘bad cholesterol’ that statins miss
By
Kristen Fischer
Aug 29, 2023
A new drug called muvalaplin successfully lowers a genetic form of cholesterol that’s linked to higher risks of strokes and heart attacks, according to a new study published Monday in JAMA. It’s the...
Prime time to firm up those Women of Distinction Awards nominations
By
James M. Berklan
Dec 08, 2023
The nomination period for the 6th Annual McKnight’s Women of Distinction program is at its midpoint, a good reminder to pull together key materials soon if they haven’t been already, organizers remind.
Three questions to boost nursing home audit readiness
By
Brian Evans
Sep 20, 2023
Nursing home and long-term care operators have already faced a number of key shifts since the beginning of 2023. Consider a recent example from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services: an update on...
Ask the care expert … about infection prevention resources for families
By
Sherrie Dornberger
Feb 01, 2024
As a new infection preventionist at our skilled care facility, what information should I be giving the families when someone is admitted to make them more aware of their own responsibilities with infection...
AHCA rolls out new vaccination resources as COVID concerns grow
By
Kimberly Marselas
Sep 14, 2023
With updated COVID vaccines expected to be widely available by week’s end, providers are ramping up efforts to get shots into arms as nursing home cases remain elevated compared to the last six months.
AAPACN regales 25 years at conference April 10-13
By
James M. Berklan
Mar 08, 2024
AAPACN is celebrating its 25th anniversary at its annual conference April 10-13 in Hollywood, FL.