Nursing home staff retention may improve care quality, study finds
By
Alicia Lasek
Feb 11, 2021
Caregiver retention is an important but nuanced metric for those looking to improve quality of care in nursing homes, an investigator has found.
Yarwood: U.S. must stabilize economy to preserve long-term care, retirement accounts
Sep 26, 2008
Congress was attempting to hammer out an agreement Wednesday on a $700 bailout package for the unstable financial sector. Such action is good news for long-term care and seniors’ retirement accounts,...
Use of advance directives increases among nursing home residents
Nov 12, 2008
Advance directive documentation is sharply on the rise in the nation’s nursing homes, according to a recent report from the Institute for the Future of Aging Services, a research arm of the American...
Certified medical directors improve quality of care in nursing homes, analysis finds
Jul 14, 2009
Nursing homes that employ medical directors certified by the American Medical Directors Association show significant improvement in quality of care over facilities that don’t, according to a new...
Flexible work, pressure ulcer rates linked
By
Kimberly Marselas
Nov 01, 2014
Nursing homes where staff had more control over scheduling registered lower rates of pressure ulcers among residents, according to a study published in the Journal of Applied Gerontology.
More U.S. seniors enjoying golden years south of border
Nov 18, 2008
A burgeoning market for assisted living and senior living facilities in Mexico is drawing retirement-age baby boomers, according to The Dallas Morning News.
Nursing home cannot use Medicaid payment structure to evade ‘worthless services’ charges,...
By
Tim Mullaney
Jul 17, 2014
A nursing home cannot cite Medicare and Medicaid payment methods to escape charges that it provided “worthless services,” a federal judge recently ruled in a False Claims Act case.
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.
Senior housing market starting to see a recovery
Oct 27, 2011
Assisted living facilities price per unit have gone up in the last year while prices per bed in skilled nursing facilities have declined slightly, according to a new report.
60 seconds with … Doug Pace, NHA
May 01, 2014
Q: Will the recent Inspector General’s report on SNF adverse events put more focus on quality efforts like Advancing Excellence?
A: You never know how much traction these reports are going to get.