Caregiver trust linked to good outcomes
Healthcare professionals may improve palliative care for residents with advanced dementia by improving communication with residents’ caregivers, a recent study found.
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Diabetes self-management game reduces hemoglobin
An online game designed to teach diabetes self-management significantly decreased hemoglobin A1c, a common marker for diabetes control, according to research published in Diabetes Care in August.
Assertiveness training called key to improving nursing care
Nurses showed short- and long-term benefits after just three hours of an assertiveness training program, according to results from a University of Miyazaki study.
Customers come first
With the help of customer relationship management tools, providers and sales reps can manage their referrals, improve census and track missed opportunities
Post-fall assessments need more structure, researchers find
Post-fall assessments need to be standardized to examine and prevent future falls, a recent Canadian study found.
Finding the passion in long-term care
I observed and wrote a lot about the long-term care industry this summer, but one thing was consistent through all of it: Long-term care providers are passionate.
Poorer Medicare beneficiaries more likely to be kept for observation in the hospital
Medicare beneficiaries with lower incomes are more likely to be hospitalized under an observation stay, leading to them paying more for hospital care, a recent study has found.
Provider’s social media penalty halved
Although long-term care officials agree photos and videos of residents should not be taken or posted to social media without consent, some operators are pushing back.
Brian Jurutka previously served as NIC’s president for two years.
Brian Jurutka has succeeded Robert Kramer as president and CEO of the National Investment Center for Seniors Housing & Care.
Citations, staff levels decline
The average number of nursing home deficiencies has dropped, but staffing levels are lower than expert recommendations, according to a Kaiser Family Foundation report.
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