The RAC is back, increasing scrutiny in a complex nursing home audit environment
By
Kimberly Marselas
Feb 05, 2024
Audits of skilled nursing providers are likely to increase this year, with a growing number of federal and state recovery audits adding to specialized compliance reviews announced last year.
Older adults — especially with frailty, dementia — likely to be readmitted after surgery
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Kristen Fischer
Mar 01, 2024
Older adults who have a major surgery have a higher risk for being readmitted to the hospital within 180 of a procedure. The risk is even more so if the person is frail or has dementia, according to a...
PACS reveals strategy behind its move to go public
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Kimberly Marselas
Mar 15, 2024
PACS Group this week filed to become a publicly traded company, a move the giant long-term care company is promising will allow it to add to its explosive growth in coming years.
McKnight’s Women of Distinction Spirit Award bestowed upon 4
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Lois A. Bowers
Foster Stubbs
Adam Healy
Josh Henreckson
Feb 22, 2024
Four inspiring women have been elected 2024 McKnight’s Women of Distinction Spirit Award winners, organizers announced
New CDC tool can help older adults, caregivers spot incoming extreme heat
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Kristen Fischer
Apr 24, 2024
A new heat forecasting tool online could give older adults and their caregivers advanced notice of when the temperature is set to tick up — which could give them time to prepare and avoid health complications.
Falls risk is 6 times higher among people over 85 on opioids, study finds
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Kristen Fischer
Feb 21, 2024
Adults who take opioid medicines have an increased risk for serious falls — and the highest risk is in those over age 85, according to a study published Monday in JAMA Internal Medicine. In fact, people...
80 skilled nursing facilities light up in ravishing red for women’s heart health
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Foster Stubbs
Mar 05, 2024
National Wear Red Day is meant to be a show of support for women’s cardiovascular health, and this year, 80 communities backed by Marquis Health Consulting Services were seeing red — on staff...
Advocates praise proposed observation-stay as long-overdue solution
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Josh Henreckson
Feb 26, 2024
A major advocate for Medicare beneficiaries and about 40 cosigners are embracing a proposed process for observation stay appeals, calling it 15 years overdue in a formal comment letter set to be sent to...
Nurse assessment coordinators should actively manage physician certification process to avoid penalties:...
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Josh Henreckson
Mar 27, 2024
Nurse assessment coordinators are a vital part of ensuring a compliant physician certification process, even when they aren’t directly involved in the minutiae of that process.
It’s time to tune in to National Skilled Nursing Care Week
By
James M. Berklan
Mar 15, 2024
Preparations to observe National Skilled Nursing Care Week are fully underway for the May 12-18 observance. The theme is “Radiant Memories — A Tribute to the Golden Age of Radio.”