Research links heart failure to sleep disorder conditions
By
Kimberly Marselas
Apr 08, 2018
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...
LTC earning seat at the table for preventing readmissions
By
Marty Stempniak
Apr 08, 2018
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...
The Big Picture: Things could be worse
By
John O'Connor
Apr 08, 2018
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...
Program helps dementia communication
By
Kimberly Marselas
Apr 08, 2018
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...
SNF aims to cut ER visits via telemedicine
By
Marty Stempniak
Apr 08, 2018
A New Jersey provider is testing out telemedicine services in its skilled-nursing facilities, in the hope that it might cut back on unnecessary ER visits.
Just a minute! RCS-1 timing is still up in air
By
James M. Berklan
Apr 08, 2018
No timeline has been set for finalizing or implementing a major replacement payment system for therapy patients, a federal official revealed on a national conference call in early March. The Centers for...
Ask the Treatment Expert about … support surfaces
By
Jeri Lundgren
Apr 08, 2018
We are evaluating preventive and therapeutic support surfaces for our beds. What should we consider most?
A Day in the Life: Dolls bring life to nursing home
By
Kimberly Marselas
Apr 08, 2018
More than two dozen residents of a Kentucky nursing home are rocking new babies to sleep each day, embracing a gift of love any parent can appreciate. Volunteer Sandy Cambron delivered 28 lifelike dolls...
‘Deep concern’ gets a reaction
By
Marty Stempniak
Apr 08, 2018
Providers returned fire after a dozen Senators recently expressed their “deep concern” about delaying and reducing federal penalties against nursing homes. Critics, including the lawmakers, say that...
Cool research: Pressure sore closed with frozen placenta
By
Kimberly Marselas
Apr 08, 2018
Cryopreserved membrane from human placentas helped close a hard-to-heal pressure wound in a series of case studies reported in the March issue of Wounds. Though the benefits of using human amniotic tissue...