Exercise programs should be targeted at throat muscles, just like they might be for other parts of the body, in order to help older adults with difficulty swallowing, according to a study published in Dysphagia.
Print Issue: September 01, 2018
New legislation attempts to boost telemedicine in SNFs
A bipartisan group of representatives introduced new legislation in July that would allow physicians to consult nursing homes via video, in the hopes of reducing costly and unnecessary hospitalizations or emergency room visits.
Therapy pay switch provokes providers
Skilled nursing providers happily received word of a 2.4% Medicare pay increase in the government’s final 2019 payment that was announced in late July.
Ask the treatment expert about … routine interventions
Is it necessary to document on the care plan the routine interventions we provide, such as a pressure-redistribution mattress or daily skin inspection?
Voice assistants finding niche with elders
As voice recognition technologies such as Amazon Echo, Google Home and Apple Homepod become more inexpensive and accessible, the long-term care profession has begun taking notice of the promises such devices may hold for offering older adults greater independence and social connection.
Expo will offer MDS answers
Many providers are still trying to master new Minimum Data Set requirements, which are less than a month away.
New plans are needed for germs causing wound pain
Gram-negative germs are associated with more severe wound pain, and alternative measures for treatment are needed, a new analysis shows.
Reader poll: “How do you make your staff smile?”
Reader poll: “How do you make your staff smile?”
1,400 homes lose one star
Nearly 1,400 nursing homes recently lost star ratings on the Nursing Home Compare website because of allegedly inadequate numbers of registered nurses on staff or failure to report reliable staffing information.
