Patients susceptible to ulcers need education, legal sign-off
By
Kimberly Marselas
Jul 23, 2024
Providers should begin to educate certain patients and their families about “unavoidable” pressure ulcers to help fend off related litigation, two medical malpractice attorneys recommended in the National...
Ask the nursing expert … about emergency preparedness and cybersecurity
By
Amy Stewart
Jul 23, 2024
We are updating our emergency preparedness plan. What is often overlooked?
Frontline workers key to operators’ AI integrations
By
Amy Novotney
Jul 23, 2024
Artificial intelligence is starting to be adopted across the long-term care industry, for everything from staff and resident recruitment to operational improvement. But a new report suggests that the all-too-common...
Ask the legal expert … about OIG audits
By
Norris Cunningham
Jul 23, 2024
Why is the OIG auditing the accuracy of falls data from MDS assessments submitted by nursing homes?
Impassioned leaders celebrated at McKnight’s Women of Distinction gala
By
Kimberly Marselas
Jul 23, 2024
Skilled nursing, senior living and home care leaders celebrated the accomplishments of dozens of professional standouts during the 2024 McKnight’s Women of Distinction Awards and Forum ceremony.
Older adults skip doc appointments due to extreme weather, study finds
By
Kristen Fischer
Jul 22, 2024
Extreme heat is causing more older adults over the age of 65 to miss doctors’ appointments, especially among those with chronic diseases, a new study finds.
Nursing home reform could move to the ‘side burner’ with Harris focused on reproductive rights
By
Kimberly Marselas
Jul 22, 2024
When the Biden administration dropped the final version of its nursing home staffing mandate in April, it was Vice President Kamala Harris who suddenly became the face of the initiative.
Staffing mandate would save 13,000 lives a year, Senator’s analysis contends
By
Josh Henreckson
Jul 22, 2024
The nursing home staffing mandate from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services could save nearly 13,000 lives each year, researchers from the University of Pennsylvania estimated this week.
‘Growing concern’: Providers increasingly caring for more patients with fewer staff
By
Josh Henreckson
Jul 22, 2024
Post-acute care providers are facing both increased demand for care and decreases in staff availability in what has become a “growing concern,” according to a new report on the state of the post-acute...
CDC report: Cognitive disability tops list of disabilities in US adults
By
Donna Shryer
Jul 21, 2024
Cognitive disability emerged as the most prevalent disability in the United States in 2022, affecting 13.9% of adults. This is according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s annual update...