Payment reform, focus on physical improvements required to reduce risk of another nursing home disaster:...
By
Kimberly Marselas
Jul 01, 2024
A trio of prominent nursing home researchers warned Monday that without new investment in nursing home infrastructure, residents and staff will remain at “substantial risk” for a repeat of the poor...
‘Avalanche’ of healthcare, other legal challenges likely with unraveling of regulatory agency authority
By
Kimberly Marselas
Jul 02, 2024
A trio of high-profile Supreme Court decisions will likely lead to an “avalanche” of new cases challenging the authority of federal health regulators and other agencies, testing judges’ expertise...
A clear Vision (Centre) helps him see an optimistic future for long-term care
By
James M. Berklan
Jun 20, 2024
WIth the Vision Centre’s 6th Annual Symposium at hand early next week, Steve Chies is optimistically looking forward to even more. Long-term care peers would do well to hear out the center’s board...
Nurse practitioners improve skilled nursing’s dementia care outcomes, but regulatory barriers remain:...
By
Josh Henreckson
May 13, 2024
Nurse practitioners have become an increasingly integral part of nursing home care over the last decade, and rightfully so, researchers have found. NPs’ involvement can significantly improve end-of-life...
60 seconds with … Vincent Mor, Ph.D.
Nov 01, 2021
Vincent Mor, Ph.D., Professor, Brown University School of Public Health
New method for delirium
By
Elizabeth Newman
May 01, 2014
There’s a new method for measuring delirium severity in older adults from researchers at Harvard and Brown Universities and the University of Massachusetts.
Nursing home residents often receive inappropriate medication for urinary tract infections, researchers...
Mar 18, 2011
Nursing home residents with urinary tract infections are commonly prescribed inappropriate medication, according to researchers from Brown University.
Culture change increased care quality, reduced rehospitalizations: study
By
Elizabeth Newman
Aug 26, 2014
Culture change pays off by increasing the quality of care in nursing homes, according to a new study from Brown University.
Meet Steven Littlehale, 2024 McKnight’s Pinnacle Awards ‘Business Partner’ honoree
By
Jessica R. Towhey
May 01, 2024
The role of chief innovation officer suits Steven Littlehale as perfectly as his bow ties are affixed each time out. His education and training, clinical experience and leadership have led to measurably...