Providers came away from early spring meetings with Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Administrator Chiquita Brooks-LaSure and other federal health officials feeling encouraged about the government’s...
How to do it … Battle staffing demons as well as inflation
By
John Hall
May 01, 2022
Experts explain here how nursing homes can best navigate choppy financial waters ahead.
NY provider celebrates centenarians
By
Danielle Brown
May 01, 2022
A New York skilled nursing facility had hundreds and hundreds (and hundreds and hundreds …) of reasons to celebrate resident birthdays recently.
Steven Chies: Angling for the best — in all ways
May 01, 2022
Steven Chies, Long-Term Care Program Director, St. Joesph’s College
Biden targets nursing homes
By
Kimberly Marselas
Apr 01, 2022
President Joe Biden made nursing home history March 1, when he included the sector in his first State of the Union address. Biden pledged a crackdown on private-equity investors and vowed tougher oversight.
60 seconds with … Deborah Burdsall
Apr 01, 2022
A 60-second interview with Deborah Burdsall, Ph.D., RN-BC, CIC, co-author, “Recommendations for Balancing Patient Safety and Pandemic Response: A Call to Action”
Ask the care expert: Any suggestion for helping a dementia resident who flushes disable briefs?
By
Sherrie Dornberger
Apr 01, 2022
Q: I have a resident with the diagnosis of dementia, who insists on flushing her disposable briefs down the toilet. That causes a huge flood on our floor, disturbing everyone. Any suggestions?
Ask the wound care expert: Why is aging skin more vulnerable to damage from pressure and other trauma?
By
Jeffrey M. Levine, M.D., AGSF
Apr 01, 2022
Q: Why is aging skin more vulnerable to damage from pressure and other trauma?
Ask the nursing expert: What are some tasks to give the assistant DON?
By
Amy Stewart
Apr 01, 2022
Q: We recently hired an assistant director of nursing. As the director of nursing services, what are some tasks I could delegate?
Better telehealth helping SNF residents avoid ER visits: study
By
Amy Novotney
Apr 01, 2022
Skilled nursing facilities were able to limit emergency room visits after implementing a more robust telemedicine program, finds a new study led by researchers at the University of Maryland School of Medicine.