Mood of the Market Survey: Bent but clearly not broken
By
James M. Berklan
Sep 01, 2020
2020 McKnight’s Mood of the Market Survey reveals dedicated long-term care leaders looking for better salary and more staff, but by and large satisfied with their jobs, despite historic conditions.
Ask The Treatment Expert
By
Jeri Lundgren, RN, BSN, PHN, CWS, CWCN, CPT
Jun 06, 2019
We have a high number of admissions each week. What assessments and interventions should we consider for skin integrity upon admission? A head-to-toe skin inspection and a skin integrity risk assessment...
Omega Healthcare finalizes $735M purchase of 58 SNFs
By
Danielle Brown
Dec 05, 2019
Omega Healthcare announced the completion of a $735 million acquisition of 60 facilities during a third-quarter earnings call in November.
Night shift work increases diabetes, heart disease risk
By
Amy Novotney
May 01, 2019
Two new studies provide insight into the toll that night shift work takes on the body.
Thin-skinned
By
Kimberly Marselas
Jun 06, 2019
BAndrew Applewhite’s patient had HIV and diabetes. She needed dialysis, but she had used up all the days in her Medicare stay and was discharged from a Texas skilled nursing facility. That the patient...
Ask the resident care expert … about precaution types
By
Sherrie Dornberger
Jan 25, 2023
Q: We are confused about the difference between contact precautions and enhanced barrier precautions. Can you help?
60 seconds with … Deke Cateau
Jun 02, 2021
Deke Cateau, CEO, A.G. Rhodes
EHRs need to be equipped for best results
By
Amy Novotney
Apr 01, 2020
Electronic health records and other data-driven healthcare technologies offer potential for streamlining care delivery, as long as they are equipped with the right data and tools to make use of it, a report...
Analysis: Medicaid program on the chopping block
By
Liza Berger
Apr 01, 2020
While previous administrations have gone after Medicaid spending and capitulated, that is little consolation to current long-term care stakeholders and longtime observers. They wonder if this time the...
Ask the care expert: What can we do to help residents and families make their best decisions regarding...
By
Sherrie Dornberger
May 01, 2021
I’m a DON in a nursing facility that experienced a lot of COVID-19 cases and deaths due to the virus, both in the facility and at the hospital. We have seen families react so differently when they experience...