CMS fact sheet gives rules on ‘maintenance’ caregiving
By
James M. Berklan
May 01, 2013
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has issued a fact sheet, that clarifies the conditions the terms under which “maintenance therapy” will be covered by Medicare.
Ask the nursing expert: taking control back from the nursing aides, and implementing a restorative nursing...
By
Anne Marie Barnett
Sep 01, 2010
Anne Marie Barnett, RN Former President, Maryland NADONA/LTC
Ask the treatment expert: signs to consider when assessing darkly pigmented skin
By
Donna Sardina
Aug 01, 2010
Donna Sardina, RN, MHA, WCC, President, Wound Care Education Institute
Ask the nursing expert: delegating staff complaints and dealing with other department heads
By
Anne Marie Barnett
Oct 01, 2009
Anne Marie Barnett, RN Former President, Maryland NADONA/LTC
Bill targeting long-term care facilities would add new emergency requirements
By
Joe Bush
Oct 14, 2022
Long-term care facilities would need to have a crisis plan to manage an outbreak of COVID-19 or other public health emergencies, have a stockpile of personal protective equipment, keep families of LTC...
New behavior management guidelines support person-centered dementia care
By
Alicia Lasek
Nov 18, 2020
Properly addressing the distress that underlies dementia-related behaviors is key to improving quality of life and preventing rapid decline in these patients, according to new guidance from leading dementia...
CGM limits are said to set bad precedent
By
Amy Novotney
Apr 08, 2018
Despite the fact that the Food and Drug Administration approved its third continuous glucose monitoring device and incorporated a mobile app in March, Medicare beneficiaries still can’t take full...
Cathedral Village completes $3.2 million renovation
Apr 19, 2016
Cathedral Village, a Philadelphia-based continuing care retirement community, has completed a $3.2 million renovation project to upgrade its energy infrastructure on its 40-acre campus.
Ask the Treatment Expert about… support surface linens
By
Rosalyn Jordan, RN, BSN, MSc, CWOCN, WCC
Jan 04, 2016
Do you have any guidance about the type of linen to use on support surfaces with a resident who is high-risk for pressure ulcer development?
Managed care plans need protection from ‘carve-outs’ to ensure services across the continuum,...
By
Tim Mullaney
Nov 26, 2014
State “carve-outs” and lack of transparency in rate-setting threaten the ability of managed care plans to support services across the whole continuum, the Medicaid Health Plans of America stated...