To avoid liability, each facility needs to focus on making sure that it not only follows new CDC guidelines but also other guidelines that may apply to their individual jurisdictions.
Measurement to generate success
By
Valerie Palmieri
Mar 25, 2015
To ensure maximum efficiency, the “triple aim” measurement approach will deliver the highest quality of care by improving the patient experience with care delivery, the quality of care and...
It’s time for full transparency
By
Michael Wasserman
Jan 13, 2021
I threw down the gauntlet for the nursing home industry to focus on clinical care two years ago. I warned that in the spring of 2020, providers would “start to hurt because the cost of caring...
Rehabilitating the nursing home image
By
Steven Littlehale
Dec 14, 2020
Have you ever asked a question, even though the answer is obvious? “Would you like another homemade chocolate chip cookie?” “Do you want to sit where you have a view of the ocean?” Even when the...
What the government gives, the government can take away: Why you should CARES
By
Steven Littlehale
Nov 15, 2020
“Don’t worry about it. Take the money. We’ll deal with the details later,” said no one ever — especially not the federal government.
Essentials of managing behavior in LTC
By
Richard Juman, PsyD
Oct 16, 2017
With all the recent restrictions on psychotropic medications in skilled nursing facilities, many facilities find themselves struggling with a resurgence in unwanted resident behaviors that were previously...
CMS issues final rule on requirements of participation for nursing homes
By
Daniel Sternthal
Nov 04, 2016
At the end of September, CMS published the final rule revising the health and safety standards that long-term care facilities must meet to participate in the Medicare and Medicaid programs.
Alarm management in a long-term care environment
By
Connie Dills and Jeanne Venella
Feb 19, 2016
The number of non-actionable alarms blaring daily — due to a tightly set alarm parameter or a patient talking/coughing or getting out of bed — was distracting to clinical staff and disruptive to patients.
How family expectations change a healthcare organization
By
Betty Norman
Nov 16, 2016
It has long been speculated that a patient’s (or their family’s) disappointment with the care they receive in the healthcare system is a key driver for complaints and sometimes even litigation.
Three reasons your SNF should sign up for CMS’s BPCI Advanced Program
By
Gene Huang
Nov 01, 2017
BPCI Advanced, or the next iteration of CMS’s Bundled Payment for Care Improvement initiative, is coming. Despite the recent shake-ups at HHS, skilled nursing facilities (SNFs) that enroll in the...