Genworth: SNF room charges rise 5.5%
Annual nursing home charges have continued to rise at a healthy clip, fueled by higher labor costs and federal rules that drive sicker patients downstream quicker.
Print Issue: November 01, 2017
Ask the Legal Expert about … understaffing lawsuits
I read about a state supreme court upholding class-action status for a lawsuit alleging “chronic understaffing.” How do we insulate ourselves from such allegations?
Telescopic cells aid high-risk patients
Patients who spend more than eight hours a day in a wheelchair have a far lower incidence of pressure ulcers when it is equipped with a single-compartment or multi-compartment air cushion using telescopic cells.
AHCA, LeadingAge push for lawmakers to delay Phase 2
The American Health Care Association and LeadingAge both urged the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services this fall to push back the next phase of upcoming requirements of participation for long-term care providers. At production deadline it was unclear if they will have succeeded.
How to do it … Upward mobility plans
Upward mobility is a common interest among professionals, particularly in long-term care. How to achieve it, and market oneself properly for it, are important considerations that need a deft touch. Experts here offer advice on how long-term care pros can polish their resume and present themselves in the best light.
Steady-release dressing has promise for chronic wounds
A new, semi-occlusive wound dressing that provides continuous delivery of topical healing agents shows promise in the treatment of chronic wounds that need steady treatment.
60 Seconds with … Richard Juman
For providers that still have high rates of antipsychotics, there’s a goal to decrease the rate by 15% by the end of 2019. Is this feasible?
Feed the patient and starve the wound
There’s new thinking around the role that good nutrition plays in healing ulcers
Ask the Treatment Expert about … skin integrity meetings
How can we make our skin integrity meetings proactive and prevent pressure injuries?
RN, LPN salaries on the rise
Registered nurses and licensed practical nurses are seeing notable pay increases, but gender equity is lagging, according to a new survey.
