ADLs are a reliable index of acuity, especially residents receiving Medicare Skilled coverage, those rated as extensive assistance and totally dependent, or those requiring 2 to 3 caregivers for toilet...
Acuity-based staffing: What does it mean?
By
Lance Youles
Mar 29, 2019
Resident acuity is a frequently used term, but the meaning is very evasive and rarely defined. This lack of definition is not by accident, because reimbursement, staffing expenses, and profit drive this...
When understaffing becomes rationing
By
Lance Youles
Apr 22, 2016
No factor has a greater impact on the quality of a nursing home resident’s care and life than staffing levels, whether their outcomes are measured by moments in time (i.e., incidents & condition...
Why a chain facility fails
By
Lance Youles
Feb 01, 2016
Each nursing facility must create a homegrown culture regardless of its corporate affiliation.
