A federal lawsuit filed by providers seeks to throw out the national nursing home staffing mandate, charging that it exceeds the authority of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and “creates...
Federal staffing rule’s 1st element kicks in
By
Kimberly Marselas
Jul 23, 2024
Providers were scrambling at deadline to meet the first requirement of the new federal staffing mandate: completing a beefed up facility assessment that gives more weight to residents’ behavioral health...
60 seconds with … Derek Prince
By
Kimberly Marselas
Jul 23, 2024
You’ve agreed to be party to a lawsuit seeking to throw out the CMS nursing home staffing rule. How does HMG pursue quality in the tough Texas staffing environment?
RSV mRNA vaccine gets OK for older adults
By
Alicia Lasek
Jul 23, 2024
The US Food and Drug Administration has approved a messenger RNA-based vaccine against respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) for people aged 60 and older.
Ask the care expert … about antibiotic time-outs
By
Nancy Tuders
Jul 23, 2024
Can you tell me what is involved in an antibiotic time-out?
Patients susceptible to ulcers need education, legal sign-off
By
Kimberly Marselas
Jul 23, 2024
Providers should begin to educate certain patients and their families about “unavoidable” pressure ulcers to help fend off related litigation, two medical malpractice attorneys recommended in the National...
New model uses AI to find, care for DFUs
By
Kimberly Marselas
Jul 23, 2024
A group of Chinese researchers has developed a new model to assess diabetic foot ulcers that they say could enhance identification and treatment.
Ask the wound care expert … about moisture-associated skin damage
By
Fatima Naqvi, MD
Jul 23, 2024
What should I know about moisture-associated skin damage?
Ask the nursing expert … about emergency preparedness and cybersecurity
By
Amy Stewart
Jul 23, 2024
We are updating our emergency preparedness plan. What is often overlooked?
Frontline workers key to operators’ AI integrations
By
Amy Novotney
Jul 23, 2024
Artificial intelligence is starting to be adopted across the long-term care industry, for everything from staff and resident recruitment to operational improvement. But a new report suggests that the all-too-common...