Ask the care expert: How to stop residents from picking at moles or bumps on their arms?
By
Sherrie Dornberger
Nov 11, 2019
We have several residents who are consistently getting bruises on their arms from completing their ADLs or bumping into something. Even when rubbing on lotions, or scratching an itch on their arm, they...
The full impact of PDPM on therapists remains unknown
By
James M. Berklan
Nov 11, 2019
Immediate fallout from the start of the Patient Driven Payment Model led therapy advocates to complain to federal authorities about layoffs and other adverse effects. But stakeholders on all sides agreed...
Abuse icon will limit star-rating scores
By
Danielle Brown
Nov 11, 2019
Providers could see an automatic shift in their federal star ratings thanks to several new changes to the system, including the controversial addition of a warning icon next to certain cited facilities...
60 seconds with … Nicole Fallon
By
Danielle Brown
Nov 11, 2019
Q: Skilled nursing facilities were recently issued corrected value-based purchasing reports due to a calculation error by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services. Did the error cause much trouble? ...
Providers split about new OT pay threshold
By
Danielle Brown
Nov 11, 2019
Workers earning less than about $35,500 per year will be eligible for overtime pay under the Department of Labor’s final overtime rule. The agency said Sept. 24 that the new OT rule will become...
Feds press emergency prep
By
John O'Connor
Nov 11, 2019
Nursing homes are going to be held to a higher standard because under new federal rules they’ll retain a requirement to conduct annual reviews of their emergency programs, despite the Centers for Medicare...
Hand sanitizer no flu block
By
Alicia Lasek
Nov 11, 2019
A splash of hand sanitizer is unlikely to halt the spread of influenza in healthcare facilities, Japanese researchers have found. The type A virus remains infectious in wet mucus from infected patients...
Walking style a dementia hint
By
Alicia Lasek
Nov 11, 2019
A British gait study has revealed that individuals with Lewy body dementia vary their step time and length, and move asymmetrically, while people with Alzheimer’s disease rarely changed their walking...
DOJ pushing criminal suits
By
Danielle Brown
Nov 07, 2019
Providers are pushing back against an effort by the Department of Justice that would allow criminal charges to be brought against nursing home providers and staff members accused of abuse and fraud in...
New CMS abuse icon fuels survey debate
By
James M. Berklan
Nov 07, 2019
Federal officials caused an uproar Oct. 7 when they announced that nursing homes given certain abuse, neglect or exploitation citations would have a red open-hand “stop” icon placed next to their...