SNF specialization might help outcomes
Patients discharged to a skilled nursing facility after trauma had lower odds of mortality when the facility had fewer beds per nurse, new research shows.
Print Issue: December 01, 2017
Ask the Care Expert about … incontinence-associated dermatitis
We have a new wound care nurse and she insists that a few of our residents have “IAD.” I am not familiar with this. Can you help?
Many LTC nurses wonder if they belong, new study finds
Long-term care nurses often feel isolated from the rest of the healthcare workforce, asking themselves, “Am I actually a nurse?”
Profile: Earl L. ‘Buddy’ Carter
Soon after striking out on his own as a retail pharmacist, Earl L. “Buddy” Carter found himself back in the driver’s seat.
Ask the Nursing Expert about … the Facility-Wide Assessment
My administrator has asked me to lead the effort to prepare our Facility-Wide Assessment (FWA). What does this mean for me, as the director of nursing?
Providers wary of waiver
Less than half of healthcare providers eligible to use the three-day hospital stay waiver available through the Bundled Payments for Care Improvement initiative actually use it, a recent report shows.
Vitas agrees to record-setting settlement
The nation’s largest for-profit hospice provider and its parent company will pay $75 million to settle allegations that it submitted false Medicare claims for hospice services, according to federal authorities.
Readmissions project brings 17% drop in hospitalizations
A Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services program created to reduce hospital readmissions among nursing home residents has shown positive results after three years, the agency announced.
Numerous states take large opioid distributors to court
While long-term care continues to struggle between providing opioids for residents in pain and the ramifications from a national epidemic of overdoses, multiple attorneys general are now asking the courts to decide whether the pharmaceutical companies who marketed the drugs and downplayed their addictive nature should be held responsible for the consequences of the crisis.
Nurses lacking ulcer awareness: study
Nurses need more training on medical device-related pressure ulcers, according to a prospective study published in Ostomy Wound Management.
