Nursing home telehealth ‘cliff’ avoided with pay rule adjustments
By
Joe Bush
Nov 03, 2022
Nursing home residents and their distant physicians got good telehealth news in the 2023 Physician Pay Rule issued Tuesday by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services.
Nursing home pressure ulcer rates topped 11% in 2004, new report finds
Feb 19, 2009
More than one in 10 nursing home residents had a pressure ulcer in 2004, according to newly released statistics from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Respite care cuts create opportunity for nursing homes
By
McKnight's Staff
Apr 30, 2012
Nursing homes could see an uptick in admissions as many states grapple with cuts to respite care services, recent reports suggest.
More RNs, smaller facilities called keys to improving nursing homes: report
By
Danielle Brown
Jan 14, 2021
Nursing homes should be mandated to employ more registered nurses and create smaller living communities, say seniors advocates investigating ways to improve the industry in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic.
News report: Illegal nursing-home evictions on the rise
Aug 08, 2008
Increasingly, nursing homes are illegally turning out residents to help their bottom lines, according to an analysis in The Wall Street Journal.
Knowledge of staff care patterns may help curb spread of drug-resistant bugs in LTC: study
By
Alicia Lasek
Apr 05, 2023
Researchers observed care interactions across 25 nursing homes in seven states. Results suggest that these patterns are a key factor in identifying targets for infection prevention and control.
Stay on guard: Vaccinated residents remain susceptible to outbreaks, French nursing home studies reveal
By
Alicia Lasek
Jul 13, 2021
Vaccinations and infection control measures may not entirely protect nursing homes from COVID-19 outbreaks — especially when staff members are unvaccinated, according to two new studies from France.
AMDA ‘thrilled’ by medical directors’ inclusion in new CMS transparency rule
By
Josh Henreckson
Nov 21, 2023
Nursing homes will have to publicly disclose information about their medical directors, along with other managing employees, under a new transparency rule from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services.
Parkinson warns of new ‘enormous’ business problem for nursing homes; highlights staffing-minimum...
By
James M. Berklan
Mar 31, 2022
Overall clinical outcomes may be on the upswing in nursing homes, but most operators have a major new business problem to prepare for, the leader of the country’s largest provider association says.
Nursing home quality could improve with better palliative care interventions, large-scale trial shows
By
Tim Mullaney
Jan 23, 2014
By following practices that are common in home-based hospice care, nursing homes can improve the comfort and dignity of residents who are dying, according to new study results.