Despite efforts by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services to clarify Medicare rules via its coverage manuals and local coverage determinations, some rules are just too broad to interpret specifically, she notes. And so myths persist.
The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission slapped a North Carolina rehabilitation and nursing center with a sexual discrimination lawsuit in March. It alleges the facility fired two pregnant employees, rather than accommodate work restrictions ordered by their physicians. The complaint alleges that Scottish Pines Rehabilitation & Nursing Center violated the Pregnancy Discrimination Act when it…
Q: As the new CEO of ASCP, what is your No. 1 goal? A: I have a responsibility to our consultant pharmacist members to foster opportunities for them. With the aging population growing, and knowing they consume most of the medications in this country, it’s a very big opportunity for pharmacists who are skilled at…
When the agents of government come together for a cause, the results can impress, as Rockingham County demonstrates
At my facility, they are mixing pressure ulcer with other terms. What’s correct to use in documenting?
Memory care often calls for unique and innovative approaches in every facet of dementia residents’ facility experience, and dining is no exception. Experts offer valuable tips on how to minimize stress and promote a safe, pleasant and healthful dining experience.
Severe sleep-disordered breathing is linked with stiffening of artery walls and may be related to heart failure. In a new study in ESC Heart Failure, arterial stiffness increased according to the severity of sleep-disordered breathing in patients with heart failure with preserved ejection fraction. The findings suggest that treating sleep apnea and other sleep-related breathing…
Skilled-nursing leaders have long desired a seat at the table to help hospitals prevent readmissions, and a new collaboration aims to make it happen. Portland, OR-based Consonus Healthcare — which provides consulting, pharmacy and other services to long-term care facilities — has announced that it’s partnering with Collective Medical, a Salt Lake City firm that…
There’s no doubt the skilled care sector faces its share of challenges. While there have been hardly any new facilities built in recent years, occupancy levels remain myopic or worse. And the long-awaited Silver Tsunami (and unprecedented numbers of ADL-challenged and post-op seniors) won’t reach shore for a few years. Then there’s the fact that…
A 10-week intervention to support couples affected by dementia shows coaching and role-playing can help improve communication between patient and caregiver. Researchers from Florida Atlantic University’s Christine E. Lynn College of Nursing designed Caring About Relationships and Emotions to increase facilitative communication in the caregiver and sociable communication in the care receiver. The relationship focused…
