By most indications, the U.S. economy is humming along, following years of recession and recovery. That robustness has had a lopsided effect on nursing homes, leading to increased competition for certain...
Glove use tied to better infection control
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Meg LaPorte
Oct 06, 2017
Certified nurse assistants who practice frequent glove use may be the key to hampering the spread of dangerous pathogens, according to a study published in the September issue of the American Journal of...
Curly-fiber briefs could bring care relief
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Kimberly Marselas
Oct 06, 2017
Incontinence briefs made with spiral-shaped fibers can acidify the skin of older nursing home patients, according to a new study from the University of Minnesota School of Nursing.
Ask the Care Expert about … ABSSSI
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Sherrie Dornberger
Oct 06, 2017
What is an ABSSSI? Doctors have been writing this as diagnosis on our post-acute residents.
SNF networks show worth
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Oct 06, 2017
Hospitals that used a network of preferred skilled nursing facility partners reduced their readmission rates four times faster than hospitals that didn’t, a study in the September issue of Health...
MedPAC mulls bigger role for hospital discharge planners
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Oct 06, 2017
Hospital discharge planners may get more flexibility in placing nursing home residents under ideas being considered by the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission.
Ask the Payment Expert about … Mega-rule expenses
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Patricia Boyer
Oct 06, 2017
I’m concerned with the new mega- rule expenses and that maybe I need to rethink my need for SNF beds. What are your thoughts?
SNF: Rogue volunteers took residents
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Elizabeth Newman
Oct 06, 2017
A nursing home was fighting allegations it didn’t have an evacuation plan in place during Hurricane Harvey.
Former executives sued by ASC for ‘looting’ company
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Oct 06, 2017
First, federal officials sought and received indictments of former top officers of American Senior Communities. Now, it’s the company’s turn to go after them.
60 Seconds with … Tom Coble
Oct 06, 2017
Q: What are you most proud of about the past two years as AHCA chairman?