Amid the consternation around the Patient-Driven Payment Model, vendors are eager to help.
60 Seconds with … Kim Powell, PhD, RN
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Kimberly Marselas
Jan 25, 2023
You’ve won a $1 million NIH grant to study how text messaging might speed up decisions about transferring nursing home residents. What is your goal?
Probe: SNF, site of first outbreak, acted slowly
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Danielle Brown
Apr 01, 2020
A federal investigation found that the Washington state skilled nursing facility where the first U.S. coronavirus outbreak occurred acted slowly in response to warning signs.
Study: Move-in crucial time to lower resident suicide risk
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Kimberly Marselas
Aug 01, 2019
A series of new studies has found that suicide in long-term care is an all-too-real concern, but it’s not one without opportunities for intervention.
Staffing shortage appears to be moving upstream: Survey
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Amy Novotney
Mar 07, 2019
The staffing crisis plaguing long-term care entry level nurses appears to be trickling upward to impact nursing leaders. Results of a new analysis show that staffing shortages are damaging nurse leaders’...
Sensors may help prevent PIs among obese residents
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Kimberly Marselas
Jun 01, 2020
Pressure injury prevention protocols should be tailored to obese patients, according to a new study.
A special goodbye every time
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Mallory Hackett
Aug 05, 2019
As if going home post-rehab weren’t exciting enough, St. Teresa Rehabilitation and Nursing Center in Manchester, NH, has created a ceremony to make each patient’s exit even more special.
A Day in the Life: Pre-teen raises $100,000 for SNFs
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Marty Stempniak
Mar 07, 2019
An Arkansas 11-year-old has raised almost $100,000 to help nursing home residents, drawing a national spotlight in the process.
Nurse influence needed for senior tech solutions: study
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Amy Novotney
Feb 01, 2024
Nurses should be taking a more active role in shaping healthcare technology and advocating for active involvement in design processes, a new study concludes.
60 Seconds with … Wanzhu Tu, Ph.D.
Jan 01, 2022
A 60 second interview with Wanzhu Tu, Ph.D., a research scientist at the Regenstrief Institute.