Pressure Ulcers

Long-term care stakeholders submit quality measures performance report to HHS

February 07, 2012

As required by the Affordable Care Act, the National Quality Forum convened the Measure Applications Partnership (MAP) to develop a coordinated performance measurement approach across PAC and LTC settings.

Low-tech approaches to pressure ulcers and incontinence care deliver big savings for LTC facilities, researchers say

September 30, 2011

Low-tech treatments and prevention efforts for pressure ulcers — such as pressure-reduction foam mattresses and foam cleansers — could lower costs for long-term care facilities, a Canadian study has found. "Something relatively easy" that will have "a relatively large impact," is how one principal investigators characterized it.

Overhaul of Nursing Home Compare website is complete

August 02, 2011

The redesign of the federal Nursing Home Compare website, which lets consumers file complaints more easily and compare facilities based on quality measures, is complete.

CMS issues final rule on Medicaid payments for preventable injuries and illness

June 02, 2011

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services issued a final rule Wednesday that will reduce or prohibit Medicaid payments to doctors, hospitals or other healthcare providers for services that resulted in preventable healthcare-acquired illness or injury.

Threat of lawsuits does not incentivize improved care, study says

April 01, 2011

Nursing homes with high quality ratings are sued almost as often as lower performing nursing homes, according to a new study published by the New England Journal of Medicine.

Medical directors continue annual meeting with look at key caregiving processes

March 25, 2011

The American Medical Director Association's annual conference, "Long Term Care Medicine—2011," continues through Sunday in Tampa with concurrent educational sessions highlighting some of the hottest topics in caregiving today. A highlight of Saturday's agenda will be a presentation by Professor David R. Thomas, MD, CMD, an expert in pressure ulcers and wound care.

Good nursing care and laughter called important for treating hard-to-heal leg ulcers

March 10, 2011

Advanced technological approaches to treating venous leg ulcers are no match for good quality nursing care and a few good jokes, new research suggests.

Not-for-profit nursing homes provide better care, on average, than for-profits, research suggests

August 06, 2009

U.S. not-for-profit nursing homes, on average, deliver higher quality care than for-profit nursing homes, an analysis of observational studies suggests.

Use of restraints decreases from 1999 to 2006 in nursing homes, report finds

July 01, 2009

The percentage of long-stay nursing home residents with restraints fell from 10.7% 1999 to 6% in 2006. That is from the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality's 2008 National Healthcare Quality Report.