Dementia: Correlated with COVID-19 mortality in skilled nursing
By
Thomas Martin
Sep 03, 2020
Recent data show that nursing home residents with dementia were 1.7 times more likely to die from COVID-19 than residents without this diagnosis — even after adjusting for age.
You hold the power: Act now to promote educated patient choice
By
Thomas Martin
Nov 18, 2019
Patients transitioning from acute to post-acute care have specific care needs, and the transition out of the hospital is the critical opportunity to identify high-quality providers that can best treat...
Understanding revisions to 5-Star
By
Thomas Martin
May 13, 2019
The best way for SNFs that have lost stars to bounce back is to identify and work on the measures where they are weakest and take more ownership of their data stories.
Making sense of the new SNF quality measures
By
Thomas Martin
Jan 07, 2019
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has become laser focused on the post-acute realm.
