MINNESOTA — Residents of rural long-term care facilities have been scrambling to find rides to medical appointments due to a change enacted by Blue Cross/Blue Shield.
Ask the care expert … about the ISTAP tool kit
By
Sherrie Dornberger
Feb 01, 2014
I am in a new charge position and when I went to training, someone kept mentioning “ISTAP” with reference to skin tears. Do you know what this person was referring to?
CDC outlines 2014 global health threats
By
Elizabeth Newman
Feb 01, 2014
Antibiotic resistance and prescription drug abuse are among the top global threats expected in 2014, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Ask the nursing expert … about addiction in the profession
By
Angel McGarrity-Davis, RN, CDONA, NHA
Feb 01, 2014
I heard that a lot of nurses have issues with addiction. Is this true?
Ask the payment expert … about the Brief Interview for Mental Status
By
Patricia Boyer
Feb 01, 2014
Is there anything we should be doing with the results of the Brief Interview for Mental Status (BIMs) and PHQ-9 that we get from the MDS?
Local ‘religiosity’ often tied to fairer business practices
By
Tim Mullaney
Feb 01, 2014
A number of the nation’s largest nursing facility corporations might have better business practices because their headquarters are in communities where religion is important to many people, new study...
Freddie Mac option debuts
By
Tim Mullaney
Feb 01, 2014
A California long-term care provider has become the first to obtain financing through a new revolving credit facility offered by Freddie Mac.
BusinessBriefs
Feb 01, 2014
» The Cahill Group, based in Chicago, has acquired a portfolio of Rosewood Care Centers skilled nursing facilities for $250 million. The SNFs are in Illinois and Missouri. The new company overseeing operations...
Internet connections are just getting started, experts say
By
John O'Connor
Feb 01, 2014
If last month’s International CES show had a strong message for providers, it was this: Being connected to the Internet is about to take on a whole new meaning.
I couldn’t live without … the SARA/3M-HomeFree interface from JNL Technologies
Feb 01, 2014
As 2013 came to a close, 3M phased out support of its HomeFree nurse call system. Leaders at Allegro Senior Living carefully weighed replacement options. Today, they say they are happy with the decision...