Ask the nursing expert: How do you keep records organized in preparation for annual reviews?
By
Anne Marie Barnett
Jul 01, 2011
Anne Marie Barnett, RN, President, Maryland NADONA/LTC
SCA launches Tork Health Hands website
Oct 20, 2015
SCA has released a survey stating 93% of healthcare facility patients and visitors believe hand hygiene is more important in healthcare than in other settings.
Report reveals attitudes of long-term care professionals
Dec 01, 2009
Kikaku America International recently released the 2009 Senior Care Digest Interdisciplinary Report: A Survey of Long-Term Care Health Professionals. The survey of key eldercare professionals reveals divergent...
Prospective nursing students say they’re academically unprepared to pursue career
By
Alicia Lasek
Sep 12, 2022
The COVID-19 pandemic has spurred an interest in nursing careers, but many prospective nurses feel academically unprepared to pursue education toward that goal, a new survey finds.
Survey: Short-stay residents want more help with meds, clinician connections upon discharge
By
Alicia Lasek
Nov 03, 2021
Fully 80% of respondents said they received and understood their discharge instructions. But at least two-thirds would have liked more help with their medication regimen, physician referrals, and other...
Bush signs major spending measure
Jan 02, 2008
President Bush last month signed a $555 billion spending bill that eliminates revisit user fees for nursing homes.
Minority caregivers dismiss symptoms of Alzheimer’s, study finds
By
Haymarket Media
Mar 15, 2007
Blacks and Hispanic caregivers are more likely to dismiss symptoms of Alzheimer’s disease as part of the normal aging process, compared to caregivers of other races, according to a new study by the...
Surveyors should consider facilities’ visitation policies for same-sex couples, CMS memo states
By
McKnight's Staff
Jul 01, 2013
Medicare- and Medicaid-certified nursing homes must extend the same spousal visitation rights to all residents regardless of sexual orientation, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services clarified in...
Ask The Payment Expert about … Phase 2 of the Requirements of Participation
By
Patricia Boyer
Jul 06, 2017
When does Phase 2 of the Requirements of Participation start and should we be concerned?
GE Capital, Healthcare Financial Services releases executive survey
Sep 24, 2013
Most executives expect to pursue mergers and acquisitions as part of their growth strategy over the next year, while a third will look at recapitalization, according to a new survey from GE Capital, Healthcare...