As hospitals look for post-acute provider partners, skilled nursing operators must gauge their effectiveness at post-operative care and wound prevention
How to do it … Mitigating worker injuries
By
John Hall
Jul 09, 2018
Few things can cause a bigger setback in any long-term care facility than a workplace injury. Imbuing a safety mindset with each employee and constantly reinforcing safe practices can go far toward preventing...
How to do it … Improve online staff training
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John Hall
Nov 14, 2019
1. There are many ways to gauge the effectiveness of your online training programs. Course flexibility correlates heavily with the level of staff participation. Jennifer Moore, RN-BC, DNS-CT, CDP, WCC,...
Provider recognized for dementia care
Feb 28, 2017
Dementia Care Specialists, a firm based in Milwaukee, has recognized The Arbor Company as a Dementia Capable Society Leader.
NIC report: Occupancy down, managed Medicare use up in skilled nursing facilities
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Mar 14, 2016
Skilled nursing facility occupancy has dipped from 2011 to 2015, according to the National Investment Center for Seniors Housing & Care’s inaugural Skilled Nursing Data Report.
Nonprofit tapped by Congress invests $11M to boost vaccination rates among long-term care workers
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Alicia Lasek
Jul 15, 2021
The studies will compare methods of encouraging vaccine uptake. One will recruit 6,000 workers at 30 long-term care facilities in Washington state and Georgia. The other, at Dartmouth College, will recruit...
New monitoring solution hits SNF market
By
Kimberly Marselas
Nov 12, 2019
A patient-monitoring product once available only in hospitals is pushing into skilled nursing facilities, providing a new way to monitor residents with chronic cardiac conditions. The Allure Group is using...
Care not same as caring
By
Mary Eleanor Wickersham
May 01, 2008
When “Dianne Butler’s” mother was rushed to the emergency room with signs of a heart attack, the ER nurses quickly cut away her snug, pullover silk shift. Hurrying to do CPR and start...
Employer consent not needed to bargain
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Sep 05, 2016
Unions seeking to represent bargaining units with both solely and jointly employed workers will no longer have to obtain consent from both employers, the National Labor Relations Board ruled in July.
Majority of LTC residents turn down dental care, study finds
By
Emily Mongan
Nov 23, 2016
Almost 90% of long-term care residents don’t receive dental care during their stay, according to new research.