Robotic pets helping to curb loneliness amid pandemic
By
Amy Novotney
Jun 01, 2020
Several states have been using robotic pets to help older adults combat the effects of social isolation during the COVID-19 pandemic.
How to do it … Best bathing practices despite staff shortages
By
John Hall
Mar 01, 2022
Workforce shortages continue to challenge skilled providers in many areas, and patient bathing isn’t exempt. In spite of all the disruption, however, COVID-19 has revealed the resilience of staff and...
How to do it… Messaging for recruiting
By
John Hall
Jul 17, 2019
Words matter. The fewer, the crisper; the punchier, the better. Simply put, recruiting new employees for today’s long-term care workforce crisis is tough. Competition is fierce and landing the best and...
Avera attempts to intervene
By
Elizabeth Newman
Jul 17, 2019
SOUTH DAKOTA — Avera became the second entity attempting to intervene in the operations transfer of 17 South Dakota nursing facilities in receivership, according to local reports. Former manager Skyline...
Generator rules being met
Nov 14, 2019
Florida — Most Florida nursing homes have now installed either permanent or temporary generators to comply with a new law, according to the head of Florida’s Agency for Health Care Administration....
Mobile app effectively screens LTC residents for skin cancer
By
Amy Novotney
Oct 07, 2022
A virtual screening tool is helping detect skin cancer among nursing home residents, according to a pilot study conducted by researchers at Stanford University.
Study interviews with clinicians found telehealth reduced stress and increased access to care.
By
Amy Novotney
Dec 01, 2021
The use of telehealth to reach patients not only reduced stress for nursing home residents, but also increased their ability to access convenient care, according to a study led by researchers at the University...
Ask the nursing expert: Our facility is having trouble selecting the primary diagnosis code under I0020...
By
Amy Stewart
Nov 01, 2021
Q: Our facility is having trouble selecting the primary diagnosis code under I0020 and I0200B. How can we establish a process to simplify this task?
Diabetes screening gets an added point-of-care feature
By
Elizabeth Newman
Jul 17, 2019
Abbott said its Afinion™ HbA1c Dx assay is now available for use on the Afinion 2 Analyzer, as well as the Afinion AS100 Analyzer.
Excel Health focuses on SNF intelligence
By
Elizabeth Newman
Jun 06, 2019
Excel Health has announced availability of its business intelligence solution for skilled nursing facilities. The company analyzed more than 1.25 billion claims across the care continuum to develop...