Results from the one-year UCLA Alzheimer’s and Dementia Care Program show benefits for both patients and care providers. The study looked at 314 patients with Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias...
Ask the Care Expert
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Sherrie Dornberger
Sep 06, 2019
We always have difficulty getting extra fluids into our residents during these hot summer and fall months, any suggestions? Getting fluids into elderly residents is something my facility struggled...
September Business Briefs
Sep 06, 2019
» Genesis Healthcare aims to own or have buying options on 30% of its portfolio by late next year. The post-acute giant has shed 136 properties since 2016, but CEO George V. Hager Jr. said “favorable...
Ensign, Omega’s successes lead to further expansions
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Kimberly Marselas
Sep 06, 2019
Higher occupancy and “disciplined” acquisition strategies have put two major skilled nursing players in a growth mindset. Both the Ensign Group Inc. and Omega Healthcare Investors used their second-quarter...
Sabra idea for useless SNFs
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Kimberly Marselas
Sep 06, 2019
Repurposing skilled nursing facilities as behavioral health or addiction service centers will remain a key business strategy for Sabra Health Care, the REIT’s CEO told investors. “Few operators have...
Providers may be missing, or not recording, IAD diagnoses
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Kimberly Marselas
Sep 06, 2019
A large study examining the prevalence of incontinence-associated dermatitis has found long-term care facilities report much lower rates of the skin-eroding condition. A study of more than 56,000 patient...
Providers missing ‘lower-risk’ patients
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Kimberly Marselas
Sep 06, 2019
While high-risk patients typically get a facility’s full wound-prevention protocol, a new study finds conducting assessments of mild- and moderate-risk patients also helps prevent pressure injuries among...
Ask the Treatment Expert
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Jeri Lundgren
Sep 06, 2019
How do you prove a pressure injury is unavoidable? In 2010, the National Pressure Ulcer Advisory Panel (NPUAP) reached consensus that unavoidable pressure injuries may develop in residents who are: hemodynamically...
60 Seconds with…Beth Burnham Mace
Sep 04, 2019
Q: What are some positive financial trends for skilled nursing? A:We’re seeing a plateauing at least of occupancy rates. We had been seeing considerable declines. It’s too soon to say if it’s a permanent...
Antipsychotic use drops in Eden model, research finds
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Danielle Brown
Sep 04, 2019
A person-centered nursing home approach that focuses on relationships also can turn out impressive data when it comes to clinical practices and quality of care, new research shows. Projects reported in...