Whether they’re teammates or rivals, nursing homes and hospitals should ever pass up a chance to learn from one another.
Interdisciplinary team power needed for upcoming quality initiatives
By
Renee Kinder
Jul 07, 2022
Yesterday evening, one of our typical summer storms blew through Kentucky fast and furious. Unfortunately, I was heading home at the time as street lights went blank, tree limbs of all sizes blew in the...
OSHA to increase COVID inspections under program targeting SNFs
By
Danielle Brown
Jul 07, 2022
A federal program that targets skilled nursing and other long-term care facilities for COVID-19 inspections and compliance is being extended past its Thursday deadline.
‘Perfect storm’ of pandemic challenges forces another facility closure
By
Danielle Brown
Jul 07, 2022
A Colorado nursing home will close its doors at the end of this month due to a “perfect storm” of pandemic-related financial challenges for the provider.
Meet Lisi Coleman, Hall of Honor inductee
By
C. Max Bachmann
Jul 07, 2022
Editor’s Note: McKnight’s Long-Term Care News, McKnight’s Senior Living and McKnight’s Home Care are profiling the McKnight’s 2022 Women of Distinction honorees daily July 5 through Aug. 10....
SNF donates baby food amid national shortage
By
Nicole Blanchard
Jul 07, 2022
Castle Healthcare, a management consulting company that operates eight skilled nursing facilities in Indiana, recently organized a baby food donation initiative to help ease the anxiety of staff and residents...
Novel approaches needed to reduce barriers to care during ED-to-home transition, study finds
By
John Roszkowski
Jul 07, 2022
Older residents who are discharged into the community following emergency room visits often experience significant barriers to care during their transition, and understanding those concerns has the potential...
Age plays bigger role than politics in COVID-19 vaccinations: researchers
By
John Roszkowski
Jul 07, 2022
Older adults are much more likely to get vaccinated against COVID-19 than younger adults regardless of their political beliefs or affiliation, new research has found.
Untangling the post-acute care journey
By
Maureen Banks
Robin Hynds
Louis J. Woolf
Jul 06, 2022
“What’s next?” That’s the question countless patients have faced as they have been discharged from hospitals in the midst of this once-in-a-century crisis. They have each faced what we’ve...
Hospitals with more nursing home beds nearby readmit fewer patients: study
By
Kimberly Marselas
Jul 05, 2022
Hospitals with a greater local supply of skilled nursing facilities and licensed nursing home beds are less likely to readmit patients with key conditions than hospitals in areas that lean heavily on home...