In this issue: The 2017 OPTIMA Award winners, diabetes medication management, infection control programs, disaster planning and more.
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Speaker Stan Szpytek will focus on the necessity of "All Hazards" planning and utilization of a trusted emergency management model known as the Incident Command System (ICS) as it pertains to healthcare facilities. This program will also include a brief overview of new Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) Requirements of Participation regarding emergency preparedness in skilled nursing facilities.
2017 was a year of seismic policy and leadership changes within the Health and Human Services Department (HHS) and Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), and 2018 is aligning to be much the same. In just the past few months, the House Energy and Commerce Committee and Ways and Means Committee has agreed to language that will enact several changes in 2018, including repeal of the longstanding Part B Outpatient Therapy Cap in favor of a new
What do long-term care facilities (LTC) and Walt Disney World have in common? More than you’d think! Both are open beyond typical 9-5 office hours, staff predominantly with hourly employees and succeed or fail by their ability to delight customers.
With 62,000 employees supporting 20 million annual visitors, the “Happiest Place on Earth” is internationally known for efficiency, engagement, and customer-centricity.
The unique needs of the modern memory care unit require a facility built and equipped to address them. With both skilled nursing and assisted living organizations expanding memory care offerings, the marketplace has seen a dramatic risk in both new memory care builds, as well as retrofitted facilities.
With instances of multi-drug resistant organisms (MDROs) increasing nationally at both skilled nursing and assisted living organizations, infection control has truly come to the forefront as a team sport. With MDROs increasingly colonizing with other bacterial strings, organizations are seeing rising instances of untreatable urinary tract infections (UTIs), respiratory tract infections, pneumonia, and other illnesses which have impacted both five-star quality
Between C. difficile (C. diff) string variants and Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA), various “Superbugs” are on the rise within senior living communities.
Trends in post-acute care toward value-based payments, bundled payments and other shared-risk models show no signs of slowing. To adapt to these new payment models and remain viable, post-acute providers must begin focusing on how to collaborate more closely with healthcare systems to treat, heal and move patients to the most cost-effective setting for care in a timely manner.
With increased competition in the marketplace for both residents and staffers, long-term care facilities are feeling the crunch. Successful managers are those who approach each aspect of facility management in terms of how it will affect their patients.
During this webinar, Michele McFadden will discuss several functional areas and their impact, directly or indirectly, on patient care.
Patterned or uniqure design concepts, while aesthetically pleasing, can represent obstacles for residents with dementia. Even lighting levels can dramatically affect sundowning, reduce responsiveness in certain ADL categories, and potentially put residents at risk.
