Ask the legal expert: non-compete clauses in long-term care employee contracts
Aug 01, 2009
John Durso, Esq. Ungaretti & Harris LLP
Facilities cannot require residents to give gifts
Aug 01, 2009
Gov. Jodi Rell signed a bill prohibiting providers from requiring “donations” or gifts from Medicaid residents as a condition of admission, or lengthening a stay.
Ask the nursing expert: handling time off requests and disruptive nurse managers
By
Anne Marie Barnett
Aug 01, 2009
Anne Marie Barnett, RN Former President, Maryland NADONA/LTC
Ask the treatment expert: calculating pressure ulcer prevalence vs. incidence
By
Donna Sardina
Aug 01, 2009
Donna Sardina, RN, MHA, WCC President, Wound Care Education Institute
Barbara Manard, Ph.D. VP of Long Term Care/Health Strategies, AAHSA
CLASS Act offers ‘innovative’ reform approach: Sebelius
By
Brett Bakshis
Aug 01, 2009
A Senate proposal to create a national long-term care disability insurance program gained a big stamp of approval last month when a cabinet member sent a letter of support on behalf of President Obama...
Ratings may factor in satisfaction results
By
James M. Berklan
Aug 01, 2009
Federal regulators are meeting with nursing home operators and other key stakeholders to discuss ways that resident and family satisfaction surveys might be factored into the new Five-Star rating system.
House releases new plans for healthcare
By
James M. Berklan
Aug 01, 2009
Three House committees officially released their version of healthcare reform legislation in mid-July, meeting a deadline requested by President Obama and igniting a firestorm of debate.
Become a specialist: wound care specialists are highly valuable, but in short supply
By
Julie Williamson
Aug 01, 2009
Certified wound care nurses play a valuable role in long-term care settings. But even without them, facilities should strive to improve care practices