‘Telementoring’ spells significant improvements in SNF care, processes
By
Marty Stempniak
Apr 30, 2019
Virtually shadowing and educating skilled nursing facility employees can boost geriatrics expertise among staffers, a new study finds.
Bipartisan lawmakers revive observation stay legislation pushed by nursing homes
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Marty Stempniak
Mar 14, 2019
Industry advocates are praising proposed legislation that says patients under “observation status” at a hospital would be eligible to satisfy Medicare’s three-day requirement necessary for skilled...
Life plan community residents craft 700-plus toys for local charities
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Marty Stempniak
Dec 19, 2018
Residents at one Washington life senior community are a regular bunch of Santa’s little helpers.
Vermont ACO tests 1-night hospital-stay waiver
By
Marty Stempniak
Aug 22, 2018
A Vermont accountable care organization is trying out a new approach to better coordinating care between hospitals and skilled nursing facilities.
Providers’ challenge: Capitalizing on a growing but reluctant elderly Latino population
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Marty Stempniak
Jul 31, 2018
The U.S. Latino elderly population is expected to balloon in the coming years, and with the wave will come more Hispanic nursing home residents. Hispanics, however, have strong reservations about using...
David Grabowski: Getting Geeky with LTC
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Marty Stempniak
Jun 08, 2018
David Grabowski Professor in Health Care Policy Harvard Medical School David Grabowski freely admits that he’s a “long-term care geek.” The professor of healthcare policy at Harvard Medical...