CMS distributes video on dining standards that encourage less restrictive diets
By
McKnight's Staff
Mar 08, 2013
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services recently began promoting nursing home dining practice recommendations that stress resident choice and urge providers to use caution with restricted diets.
PEAK members brave D.C. storm to push long-term care agenda
By
Elizabeth Newman
Mar 18, 2014
Nonprofit long-term care providers visiting Washington this week are encouraging members of Congress — some of them destined for tough re-election campaigns — to pursue key strategic goals.
New: McKnight’s Super Tuesday webcasts to offer free CEUs
Apr 22, 2011
The next McKnight’s Super Tuesday webcast — which will be held on Tuesday, May 3 — can earn long-term care managers and executives in attendance continuing education credit. Registration, participation...
Aging baby boomers use more illicit drugs, report says
By
Haymarket Media
Sep 11, 2006
Drug use has nearly doubled among older adults, according to an annual survey by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration. These are baby boomers who will be flooding nursing homes...
Ask the nursing expert about… wound programs
By
Angel McGarrity-Davis, RN, CDONA, NHA
Jan 04, 2016
I am a new RN 3-11 shift supervisor, and new to skilled nursing. Can you please highlight what I should do to initiate a wound program?
Ask the nursing expert: How can I learn to write a Plan of Correction?
By
Anne Marie Barnett
Jun 05, 2012
I learned how to write the Plan of Correction from a more seasoned director of nursing colleague of mine. Odds are there is somebody you know or look up to in the profession who might be able to give you...
CMS could improve oversight of Special Focus Facilities, GAO report finds
Apr 21, 2010
A new report from the Government Accountability Office highlights ways in which the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services could do a better job of overseeing underperforming nursing homes, also known...
Naps may help night nurses
By
Phil Brahm
Sep 05, 2016
Napping on the job may be beneficial for nurses working night shifts, according to a new study.
Salaries for admins near $107k, DONs $93k
By
Liza Berger
Oct 06, 2017
By most indications, the U.S. economy is humming along, following years of recession and recovery. That robustness has had a lopsided effect on nursing homes, leading to increased competition for certain...
Genital pressure ulcers lead to Immediate Jeopardy citation, admissions halt
By
Elizabeth Newman
Dec 10, 2015
Tennessee has suspended new admissions of residents to a Limestone nursing home following allegations of neglect that led to pressure ulcers for at least four residents, including severe genital wounds.