In long-term care, massive change is always afoot. Whatever was true 20 minutes ago isn’t anymore, and the new normal will be an unrecognizable stranger by nightfall. But there’s one thing that hasn’t changed: the way most people feel about change. We hate it, fear it, fight it. But since it’s inevitable, I asked some…
Optima Healthcare Solutions, which offers therapy management software for post-acute care providers, has bought Vantage Clinical Solutions Inc., a company that specializes in revenue cycle management and digital marketing services for physical therapy practices. The deal will allow Optima to expand its post-acute care options for those operating outpatient therapy clinics, CEO Josh Pickus said.…
HydroWorx clients have more options for underwater treadmill activities after the company purchased HydroTrack in September. The acquisition was a good fit for HydroWorx’s existing product line by offering customers an even more compact product solution, said CEO Tim McCarthy. While many senior care facilities undergoing remodeling or starting from scratch partner with HydroWorx, other…
A prospective employee’s background drug test came back positive and he staunchly disputes the results. We need all the workers we can get. Under what grounds should/could we retest him? Do we owe him a second chance? Should we never give second chances on something like this? It is legal to not hire a prospective…
If you’re fed up with the state of American politics — for whatever reason — you are far from alone. But all proper-thinking people can be proud of their elected Senators for at least one reason. That’s because in mid-September the upper chamber unanimously approved a resolution near and dear to providers’ (and many others’)…
Why am I not receiving incentive payments for FY 2019 SNF Quality Reporting Program (QRP) and Value-Based Purchasing (VBP) are separate, but related, programs. QRP is required by the IMPACT ACT to collect data from five domains using assessment data as well as assessing measures related to resource use and claims-based measures. If a facility…
Results of a new study find that a skin protectant that changes from a liquid to breathable film has more staying power than other alternatives meant to keep urinary or fecal incontinence from reaching the skin’s surface. Research published in Wounds compared 3M’s new Cavilon Advanced Skin Protectant — in which acrylic polymers are combined…
Nearly half of men and 18% of women with dementia were sexually active, according to results of a new study involving 3,200 seniors and recently published in the Journal of the American Geriatrics Society. A research team of gynecologists, gerontologists and palliative care specialists estimated that at least 3.2 million Americans living at home with…
The federal agency in charge of addressing employment discrimination has sternly warned nursing home operators: Don’t ask about the next baby of an employee, especially if that person is up for promotion. That’s according to a lawsuit filed in late September against the Glenridge on Palmer Ranch, an upscale retirement community in Sarasota, FL, that…
The second phase of a major study into a new nursing home care model is going to check whether adding a financial incentive for certain conditions can cut rehospitalization rates. The investigation is part of the second phase of the Indiana University Center for Aging Research’s ongoing OPTIMISTIC innovation model, which embeds clinicians in the…
