A government watchdog is urging the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services to keep a more watchful eye on facility-initiated discharges after finding nursing homes rarely complied with federal requirements...
Nursing homes announce campaign to lessen poor outcomes, decrease employee turnover
By
John Hall
May 08, 2015
Increasing staff stability, adopting a customer satisfaction questionnaire, reducing unintended healthcare outcomes, reducing hospital readmissions, improving discharges to the community, and adopting...
Making changes in communication
By
Anthony Hall, RN, BSN
Nov 09, 2012
When you look the possible issues that result in the transition from acute care to long-term care, lack of communication is a major issue.