Cleaners cause evacuation
South Carolina — A cleaning crew’s chemical mixture caused a South Carolina nursing home to be evacuated in late November.
Print Issue: January 2020
Licenses at risk for nursing facilities that don’t meet new emergency preparedness rules, official warns
Long-term care facilities in Florida that have yet to comply with new emergency preparedness requirements, which include installing permanent or temporary generators, could lose their licenses, according to the head of the state’s Agency for Health Care Administration.
EHR use rising but connectedness lagging
More post-acute care providers are embracing the use of electronic health records in their facilities, according to a new survey by Black Book Market Research firm.
Medicaid clout is growing
Occupancy rates may have stabilized, but skilled nursing providers’ dependence on low-paying Medicaid funding grew during the third quarter, according to figures released in December by the National Investment Center for Seniors Housing & Care.
Ask the legal expert: Top reason that facilities are sued and how to avoid such lawsuits?
What is the No. 1 reason that facilities providing residential and care services to seniors are sued? How can we avoid such lawsuits?
January IT Update
» The Food and Drug Administration has launched a new app aimed at helping healthcare providers treat tough infectious diseases. CURE ID is an internet-based repository that allows providers to report their experiences managing difficult-to-treat infectious diseases with novel uses of existing FDA-approved drugs in the hopes of getting treatments to patients faster. » Researchers…
Ciena Healthcare’s new Michigan property is picture perfect
Ciena Healthcare maintains a staunch dedication to skilled nursing. Its new Michigan property reflects lakeshore design, style and views.
How to do it … Offering a dual home and work design appeal
The “resimmercial” design trend combines the best of both worlds — home and work — and senior living and care has taken notice. To help decide if this design trend is right for your facility, furnishing design professionals share their advice.
Reader Poll: Why did you get into long-term care?
Reader Poll: Why did you get into long-term care?
Early PDPM numbers bring optimism, but …
Journalists are supposed to be “words” men and women, but to be honest, I love a good set of numbers as much as anything. Especially when they’re tied to a pertinent analysis.
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