Improving employee competency testing in long-term care facilities can help reduce rehospitalizations, cut down on workplace injuries and boost overall resident care, an expert told a national gathering...
Proof of the value of palliative care consultations
By
James M. Berklan
Sep 21, 2016
Everybody’s looking for win-win scenarios, especially in healthcare. Because of such tight operating margins, that goes double for long-term care. That’s what makes some of the newest palliative...
Association defines role of LTC nurse assessment coordinators
Jun 02, 2011
The American Association of Nurse Assessment Coordination issued a white paper Wednesday that officially defines the role of nurse assessment coordinators in long-term care facilities.
Major nursing home chain launches ‘unique’ in-house pharmacy services
Dec 09, 2010
Golden Living is rolling out a new in-house pharmacy service called Golden Clinical Rx Services, which the company says will add certified geriatric pharmacists to every clinical staff and an extra layer...
Quality Symposium convenes Monday in New Orleans
Feb 07, 2014
The 6th Annual AHCA Quality Symposium win run from Monday through Wednesday in New Orleans. Strategies for dealing with staff stability, reducing rehospitalizations, and lowering the use of antipsychotic...
Hospital readmission penalties could transform relationships with SNFs, experts say
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McKnight's Staff
May 23, 2012
Healthcare reform efforts targeted at reducing hospital readmissions are here to stay, experts told participants in a McKnight’s webcast Tuesday.
MedPAC to tackle preventable hospitalizations, quality measures in coming year
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Sep 12, 2016
Reducing hospital admissions among long-stay nursing home residents is high on the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission’s agenda in 2017, the group said during a meeting Thursday.
60 Seconds With … Thomas Martin
May 06, 2017
Q: What’s the first project you want to undertake?
Reducing rehospitalizations and antipsychotics top-of-mind for long-term care providers at AHCA/NCAL...
By
Elizabeth Newman
Oct 07, 2014
Developing effective relationships with hospitals begins by joining, initiating or hosting a cross continuum team at a long-term care provider’s campus, an expert in senior care said Monday.
Who do nursing homes send to hospitals most often? The answer may surprise you.
By
Kimberly Marselas
Jan 07, 2022
Age may matter in determining which long-stay residents are sent to hospitals most often, but not in the way most people probably expect. A study of nearly 1,200 patients has surprisingly found that long-stay...