Providers decry $2 billion loss in therapy caps deal
By
James M. Berklan
Mar 08, 2018
Providers knew that elimination of Medicare Part B therapy caps would likely come with significant side costs, but nobody wanted them this high.
State News for March 2018
Mar 08, 2018
Nursing home founder’s death leads to $140K fine.
Just the ticket: From data to design, laundry services are undergoing significant changes
By
Meg LaPorte
Mar 08, 2018
Laundry may not be the sexiest of topics in long-term care, but it is nonetheless an important — albeit sometimes overlooked — element when it comes to design, safety, and infection control efforts.
Loss of control: Exploring the links between falls and incontinence can improve resident care, safety...
By
John Hall
Mar 08, 2018
Exploring the links between falls and incontinence brings connections that can improve resident care, safety scores and provider risk ratings.
60 seconds with Daniel Cannone, D.O., United Church Homes
Mar 08, 2018
Q: The United Church Homes has reduced antipsychotic medications dramatically since 2012. How did you accomplish that?
Ask the Care Expert about … palliative wound care
By
Sherrie Dornberger
Mar 08, 2018
At a recent staff meeting, our medical director asked us to implement palliative wound care. What would that look like for a dying resident?
Supporting family members bolsters patient care: study
By
Kimberly Marselas
Mar 08, 2018
Residents who can’t express their wishes about medical care can leave family members emotionally drained.
Researchers find higher readmission link
By
Kimberly Marselas
Mar 08, 2018
Patients discharged from skilled nursing facilities with functional limitations are at greater risk of being readmitted to a hospital with potentially preventable problems.
Ask the Treatment Expert about … dressing expenses
By
Jeri Lundgren
Mar 08, 2018
Our number of wounds has not changed, yet our wound care dressing expenses have gone up. How can I get them under control?
Pregnant paws: Fish skins a success at healing wounds
By
Kimberly Marselas
Mar 08, 2018
A technique being explored as a treatment for human wounds helped save the lives of three bears in California this winter.