Gifford offers assistance on lowering antipsychotics use
By
Elizabeth Newman
Nov 02, 2012
As pressure from federal regulators increases, the senior vice president of quality and regulatory affairs for the nation’s largest nursing home group is offering guidance on how providers can reduce...
Hard to duck painful cuts, AHCA head says
By
John O'Connor
Nov 02, 2012
Of all the uncertainties in politics, one thing is concrete: When the November elections are over, a lame duck period will have officially begun in Washington.
Deal is a true groundbreaker
By
John O'Connor
Nov 02, 2012
Genesis HealthCare is partnering with Johns Hopkins Hospital’s Bayview campus in a $20 million project that may force many analysts to revamp skilled care bed valuations — and the nature of hospital-SNF...
Study finds medical error reduction trigger
By
Mary Gustafson
Nov 02, 2012
Nurse managers who give verbal expectations about safety protocols or who offer constructive responses to admitted errors have lower overall error rates in their facilities, a Belgian study has found.
How to do it… Resident satisfaction
By
McKnight's Staff
Nov 02, 2012
Gathering and using effective resident and family feedback can go far in improving quality of care and services.
Little innovation in the long-term care sector? Really?
By
John O'Connor
Nov 02, 2012
Conventional wisdom holds that the long-term care sector is short on innovation. But there’s one little problem with this view. It happens to be dead wrong.
Streamlined order handling system makes debut at AHCA
By
McKnight's Staff
Nov 01, 2012
American HealthTech unveiled a redesigned order management system at the American Health Care Association show in Tampa, FL.
Experts: Sector on rebound, managed care growth likely
By
Elizabeth Newman
Nov 02, 2012
Seniors housing continues a comeback, but operators need to be prepared for the expanding role of managed care, experts said during the National Investment Center for the Seniors Housing & Care Industry...
Ask the nursing expert: How can I get new nurses to focus on performance instead of pay?
By
Anne Marie Barnett
Nov 02, 2012
I am a seasoned director of nursing, but I’m currently having problems with newer nurses focusing on their hourly pay rate vs. the quality of their nursing practice.
Fewer LTC workers are getting their flu vaccines, report finds
By
Mary Gustafson
Nov 02, 2012
While influenza vaccination rates among healthcare workers have increased overall, fewer long-term care facility employees are being vaccinated, a government survey has found.