Medicare Part A pay rates will rise 4.2% Oct. 1 under the finalized 2025 SNF PPS payment rule released July 31.
Porter named next CEO of AHCA/NCAL
By
James M. Berklan
Sep 06, 2024
Clifton Porter II, the long-time top advocacy executive for the American Health Care Association / National Center for Assisted Living, was named its next president and CEO July 15.
60 Seconds with … Fred Bentley, ATI
By
Kimberly Marselas
Sep 06, 2024
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has announced a new mandatory bundle program for hospitals, starting in 2026. How can nursing homes prepare?
Ask the care expert about … preparing for a complaint survey
By
Nancy Tuders
Sep 06, 2024
A resident recently had a serious fall when the care plan was not followed. What steps do you recommend when preparing for an anticipated Complaint Survey?
Ask the wound care expert about … itchy skin in diabetic patients
By
Fatima Naqvi, MD
Sep 06, 2024
As an administrator, why do I have to worry about itchy skin in patients with diabetes?
Accellular matrices may help healing of venous leg ulcers
By
Kimberly Marselas
Sep 06, 2024
After proving acellular matrices are effective in treating diabetic foot ulcers, researchers are now eyeing the treatment as a tool for healing venous leg ulcers.
Ask the nursing expert about … care plans
By
Amy Stewart
Sep 06, 2024
Our facility was recently cited under F-656, Comprehensive Care Plans, for the third year in a row. How can we ensure compliance?
As workplaces improve, less nursing staff plans to leave
By
Alicia Lasek
Sep 06, 2024
Nurses reported improved workplace conditions in 2023 compared to 2022, with significantly fewer planning to leave their jobs, according to results of a study published in JAMA Network Open
Immersion room enhances Alzheimer’s care
By
Amy Novotney
Sep 06, 2024
A creative new room at a Long Island, NY, nursing home may serve as a model for improving quality of life and care through nonpharmacologic interventions for residents diagnosed with Alzheimer’s or other...
Ask the payment expert about … new SNF VBP measures
By
Eleisha Wilkes, RN, RAC-CTA, RAC-CT, DNS-CT
Sep 06, 2024
Are new measures included in the expanded SNF VBP Program the same ones used in SNF QRP?