The love for dementia residents at the Intermissions Program at Wind Crest in Highlands Ranch, CO, isn’t ham-handed. Residents are delighted when two pot-bellied pigs, Boris and Pumba, visit and...
Reinventing rehab
By
John Andrews
Apr 06, 2015
SNFs have increased their presence in rehab for years, and now many need to replace, restore or otherwise reinvigorate their programs.
Case could change nursing meal breaks
By
Kimberly Marselas
Apr 06, 2015
A California court case concerning waived breaks could have widespread implications for healthcare workers encouraged to give up meal time during extra-long shifts.
Records reveal seller’s market
By
John O'Connor
Apr 06, 2015
Operators selling properties saw their best year ever in 2014 — and 2015 could be even better.
FDA approves first biosimilar treatment
By
Elizabeth Newman
Apr 06, 2015
The Food and Drug Administration approved its first biosimilar product in March, opening the door for more costly drug alternatives.
Ask the treatment expert … about palliative wound care
By
Rosalyn Jordan, RN, BSN, MSc, CWOCN, WCC
Apr 06, 2015
Palliative care is focused on the relief of symptoms with a goal to improve the quality of the individual’s life.
Blood pressure drugs linked to mortality
By
Kimberly Marselas
Apr 06, 2015
Too many blood pressure medicines in patients over 80 could be dangerous if they have low systolic pressure, new European research reveals.
Researchers testing C. diff vaccine in widespread trial
By
Kimberly Marselas
Apr 06, 2015
An international trial is examining the efficacy of a vaccine for C. difficile, the gut-destroying bacterium that is particularly dangerous to seniors.
Ask the payment expert … about RACs
Apr 06, 2015
I thought the Recovery Audit Contractors were on hold, so why did I receive a request from our RAC for a Medicare Advantage resident?
RAC battles move forward
By
Amy Novotney
Apr 06, 2015
The debate over whether Recovery Audit Contractor audits are an incentive-laced system of provider harassment or a necessary tool to redistribute misspent Medicare funds continues. Neither side appears...