Imagine for a moment being trapped in your own mind.
Unable to form words, unable to understand others.
POLST form triples odds that residents’ treatment wishes are known: study
By
Alicia Lasek
Nov 23, 2020
Nursing home residents who had Physician’s Orders for Life-Sustaining Treatment significantly increased the likelihood that their treatment preferences were documented in their medical record, a statewide...
‘Sufficient’ will no longer be sufficient as CMS rewrites nursing home staffing rules
Apr 12, 2022
Moderator Kimberly Marselas leads this insightful conversation on practical considerations, providers’ wish-list items and legal concerns that come with such major reform.
Next few days may determine future of CLASS Act
By
Liza Berger
Oct 14, 2009
The Senate Finance Committee’s passage of a healthcare reform bill is exciting but also a bit nerve-wracking for many in the long-term care world.
Forum focuses on chronic disease management
Apr 09, 2009
The important role of chronic disease management in healthcare reform was the topic of conversation Tuesday among former lawmakers and healthcare advocates at a forum in Wisconsin.
Providers support immigration bill in Senate
By
Haymarket Media
Mar 30, 2006
A controversial immigration reform bill could help ease the staffing shortage at nursing homes, a major long-term care association asserts.
Senate bill would delay start date of RUG-IV by one year
Jan 15, 2010
A provision in the Senate healthcare reform proposal would delay by one year implementation of version four of the Resource Utilization Group (RUG-IV).
Report: U.S. faces cultural roadblock to healthcare reform
Nov 25, 2008
Comprehensive healthcare reform may still be a ways off, but it isn’t necessarily the economy or political will standing in the way. It is our history, according to a study.
End-of-life care documentation program yields care benefits for nursing home residents, study finds
Jul 07, 2010
Nursing home residents who fill out forms through a certain end-of-life care documentation program are more likely to receive the care they request than those with only a Do Not Resuscitate (DNR) order,...
Editors’ Blog: Let’s talk long-term care reform
Apr 22, 2009
Note to lawmakers: Healthcare is long-term care. That is what nursing home providers are impressing upon legislators as the discussion over healthcare reform reaches a fevered pitch.