July 2009 Issue of McKnight's Long Term Care News

July 2009 Issue of McKnight's Long Term Care News

News

Obama offers harsh cuts to fund reform

The president delivered unsettling news to nursing homes last month. He recommended trimming Medicare and Medicaid by $313 billion over 10 years to help pay ...
 

Obama against caps for malpractice suits

President Obama told a roomful of doctors that he does not favor caps for malpractice awards. But he indicated he may be open to "apology ...
 

Nation's nursing homes have fewer residents, beds: study

The number of nursing home beds and nursing home residents in America declined between 1999 and 2004, according to the recently released results of the ...
 

State News

New law eliminates fines if problems fixed in-house

Nursing homes that identify and correct certain health and safety issues on their own will see fines eliminated under a newly enacted law.
 

Features

Avoiding the rays: summer skin care tips for long-term care providers

Summer adds a layer of complexity to skin care. To be safe, caregivers should adhere to the basics: hydration, sunscreen and staying in during peak ...
 

Room with a view: the rising popularity of long-term care TV lounges

TV lounges have become focal points in long-term care facilities. Furniture, color schemes and amenities all are important to give them a homelike feel
 

60 Seconds with...

60 Seconds with...

Lyn Bentley, Director of Regulatory Services, American Health Care Association
 

Ask the care expert

 

Ask the treatment expert

Ask the treatment expert: support for "open system" treatment of incontinent patients

Donna Sardina, RN, MHA, WCC President, Wound Care Education Institute
 

Ask the nursing expert

Ask the nursing expert: defining your role as a nurse leader

Anne Marie Barnett, RN Former President, Maryland NADONA/LTC
 

Ask the payment expert

Ask the payment expert: explaining the effect of ZPICs on long-term care providers

Patricia Boyer, MSM, NHA, RN President, Boyer & Associates, LLC
 

Ask the legal expert

Ask the legal expert: assessing the impact of "Red Flag Rules"

John Durso, Esq. Ungaretti & Harris LLP
 

Pursuing excellence

High-tech home excels: going paperless is one path to success

Employees may be a facility's most important asset, but technology can help them to better do their jobs.
 

Having my say

Another look at "Do Not Resuscitate"

As practitioners, it's easy to assume that the families of residents, as well as cogent relatives themselves, understand the implications of the advanced directives they ...
 

Design

A capital improvement: building a facility in Washington D.C.

Architects and builders overcome troublesome zoning regulations to build a unique facility on one of Washington D.C.'s main thoroughfares
 

The big picture

The BIG Picture: GM could learn a lot from the nursing home industry

Growing up, did you even consider the possibility that you might one day become the major owner of one of the world's largest car companies?
 

Editor’s desk

Editor's Desk: More 'optional' guidance: If they ask, you'll provide

If there were ever any doubts that the "culture change" we've all heard so much about in recent years was really going to take hold, ...
 

Buyer's guide

 

Profile

Profile: Joshua M. Wiener, Senior Fellow, RTI International

You may not know Josh Wiener, but if you're in long-term care you are probably familiar with his work.
 
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