Pressure ulcer prevention practices are evolving, but providers aren’t always keeping up, according to Janice Beitz, Ph.D., a Rutgers University nursing professor and renowned wound-care expert.
Housing rates holding steady
By
Elizabeth Newman
Feb 01, 2015
The occupancy rate for nursing facilities and assisted living facilities remained solid in the fourth quarter of 2014, according to data released in January by the National Investment Center for Seniors...
MedPAC will support site-neutral payment
By
John O'Connor
Feb 01, 2015
The Medicare Payment Advisory Commission voted to recommend “site-neutral” reimbursement for selected Medicare services at press time. If approved by Congress, the reimbursement shift could...
NQF endorses rehospitalization system
By
Elizabeth Newman
Feb 01, 2015
The National Quality Forum has endorsed the PointRight® Pro 30™ rehospitalization measure, the company and the American Health Care Association/National Center for Assisted Living announced in January.
Day in the Life: Taekwondo teens impress
By
Tim Mullaney
Feb 01, 2015
Visitors to the Good Samaritan Society Sioux Falls Village might be curious about objects in some resident rooms: pieces of wood with Korean writing on them.
Bottom line on therapy
By
Kimberly Marselas
Feb 01, 2015
After a rash of large settlements and various other punishments related to how therapy is billed, providers can no longer take a hands-off approach, experts say
Serious side effects
By
John Andrews
Feb 01, 2015
New pain medication rules went into effect in October, forcing long-term care providers to grapple with how to ensure residents receive what they need
A palliative care focus
By
Diane E. Meier, M.D., FACP
Feb 01, 2015
Palliative care, specialized medical care focused on treating the symptoms and stress of serious illness, should be the standard of practice for all elderly people in skilled care settings.
Strength in unity is their prescribed motto, hope
By
James M. Berklan
Feb 01, 2015
Growing up, we had a saying when we wanted to cross a busy street but couldn’t catch a break from drivers. “C’mon,” one of us would gamely yell, while pulling the others onto the...
Panna cotta services
By
Gary Tetz
Feb 01, 2015
With all the issues you face in long-term care, it doesn’t surprise me you’ve never given a moment’s thought to one of the great travesties of modern civilization — that there’s...