Most for-profit nursing home industry administrators receive a staffing budget based on finances, not acuity or clinical need. The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ final minimum staffing...
Standing up for PALTC specialists
By
Michael Wasserman
Rajeev Kumar, M.D.
Jul 10, 2024
Nursing home medical directors, by federal regulation (Section 483.70 (h)), are responsible for coordinating the medical care of highly complex individuals who reside in these facilities. The recent...
The geriatrics approach to care
By
Michael Wasserman
Jun 12, 2024
My focus on the importance of the medical director in improving nursing home quality occasionally gets pushback from family members who have had negative experiences with doctors in nursing homes. Those...