Supportive design, high staff levels promote activity in LTC
By
Kimberly Marselas
Jun 05, 2017
Building design, a sense of security, dedicated activity spaces and high staffing levels are all critical to encouraging physical activity among nursing home residents.
Many carrying noxious bacteria within
By
Kimberly Marselas
Jun 05, 2017
More than a quarter of skilled nursing facility residents have multidrug-resistant bacteria — including E. coli — lurking within them, Columbia University researchers found.
Ask The Treatment Expert: Rosalyn S. Jordan
Jun 05, 2017
What are the most effective wound dressings?
Profile: Susan Hildebrandt
By
Elizabeth Newman
Jun 05, 2017
When Susan Hildebrandt discusses the challenges facing many working parents in the long-term care workforce, empathy comes up a lot.
Ask The Payment Expert: Patricia Boyer
Jun 05, 2017
Can you clear up confusion over quality measures and how long people remain on the report?
ACOs cut costs, not quality
By
James M. Berklan
Jun 05, 2017
Post-acute care spending dropped by 9% — or about $106 per beneficiary — without a drop in quality, a study of accountable care organizations in the Medicare Shared Savings Program has found.
Court: Medicaid may collect SNF room-and-board outlays
By
James M. Berklan
Jun 05, 2017
In a ruling that could create ripple effects on state Medicaid programs around the country, Nebraska’s highest court decreed that the state may pursue payment from beneficiaries for room-and-board...
60 Seconds with… Steve Carr, Centers Health Care Chief sales officer
Jun 05, 2017
Q: As someone who has worked with several health systems and ACOs. What do you find is skilled nursing facilities’ best appeal to hospitals?
McKnight’s wins ASHPE, Hermes awards
By
Elizabeth Newman
Jun 05, 2017
McKnight’s Long-Term Care News was recently honored with several sets of national awards.
SCOTUS grants provider win in arbitration clause dispute
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Jun 05, 2017
The U.S. Supreme Court in May sided with a Kentucky nursing home in a case involving power of attorney and arbitration that could have wider implications for the profession.