Blood pressure drugs safe in older adults: new guidelines
By
Mary Gustafson
Jun 01, 2011
Hypertension in older adults — particularly in octogenarians — is much more common than in younger adults and more difficult to treat. Due to risk of complications and fear of increasing mortality,...
How to do it…Wound care
Jun 01, 2011
Some of the most costly care in a skilled nursing facility involves wounds and skin breakdown. With so many deep or longstanding wounds in play, long-term care providers have a large stake in how quickly...
Weigh liability insurance
By
William C. Fisher
Jun 01, 2011
William C. Fisher, President, Investment Advisory Group LLC
A word about our fathers
Jun 01, 2011
It has been said that as children get older, their fathers get smarter. I’m not just hoping this chestnut is true; I’m counting on it.
The reaction to ACOs? Please pass the aspirin
By
James M. Berklan
Jun 01, 2011
I haven’t heard them pronounced this way yet, but long-term care providers might want to consider it when it comes to ACOs. Instead of spelling it out, as in A-C-O, say it phonetically, as in “Ache-O.”
Providers still adjusting to new Medicare rules
By
Julie Williamson
Jun 01, 2011
New MDS and RUG-IV rules are revamping how Medicare services are provided and reimbursed. But every indication is that additional changes are coming
Improving infection control
By
John Andrews
Jun 01, 2011
Study results indicate ‘culture change’ guided by checklists may be necessary to effectively reduce pathogen threats in new long-term care environment
He’s tuned in to resident choice
By
Mary Gustafson
Jun 01, 2011
When iPods, the popular portable music players, started to become ubiquitous in about 2006, licensed social worker Dan Cohen Googled “iPods and nursing homes.” He found no connection between...
He’s ready for House calls: David Gifford, M.D.
By
McKnight's Staff
Jun 01, 2011
David Gifford, M.D., Senior VP, Quality & Regulatory Affairs AHCA
Medicare upcoding practices placing industry in hot seat
By
John O'Connor
Jun 01, 2011
Providers have done well for themselves under the new Medicare payment system. Too well, according to the federal government.