PDPM will reduce clinical requirements but demands more attention to detail
As complex and daunting as the new Patient-Driven Payment Model seems, one change most providers have welcomed is the reduction in resident assessments for therapy.
Most recent articles by Kimberly Marselas
Paraplegic residents require more help to prevent wounds
Skilled nursing residents with paraplegia are more likely to develop pressure ulcers than their quadriplegic counterparts, according to a new study whose authors say providers should pay better attention to residents with limited mobility.
Caution urged with hyaluronic acid use
A small study has found inflammatory lesions worsen with the use of topical hyaluronic acid, and the solution can cause wound deterioration in residents with conditions such as scleroderma.
Study finds SNFs beat home health on readmission rates
Discharge to home was associated with a 5.6% increase in hospital readmissions when compared to patients who went on to skilled nursing settings, according to a massive new data review published in JAMA Internal Medicine.
Hi-tech coat fights catheter infections
A new coating for intravascular catheters could help prevent infections with a slow-release drug that prevents MRSA and the development of related biofilms for nearly a month.
Readmission rates are lower for SNF discharges, but not costs
Hospital patients sent to skilled nursing facilities rather than homecare settings are less likely to be readmitted, a new study finds.
Leveraging laundry operations requires providers to take stock of caregiving, cleanliness and capital
In the four Green Houses at Saint Elizabeth Community, the laundry rooms are just down a hall from the main living and dining areas, out of sight but not off-limits to residents and their families.
Wrinkle filler holds promise for wounds, researchers say
Hyaluronic acid has been used to fill in wrinkles since the early 2000s, but Lithuanian researchers are exploring whether its power might be more than skin deep.
Calf exercises rev heart, may save limbs
Specific foot exercises that activate calf muscles have proven to speed healing of venous leg ulcers and diabetic foot ulcers.
6 more years? Good sleeping could hold off chronic illness
Seniors who don’t experience sleep disturbances could expect six years more of good health compared to those who report severe disturbances.
