What should SNFs do when CMS’s 5-star guidelines for antipsychotic medication use don’t agree with SOM guidelines?
Read More » The Eden Alternative founder will serve as chief wellness officer
Read More » Electronic Health Record information management tops the list of this year's key patient safety issues across all healthcare sectors, but assisted living and skilled nursing facilities are directly involved in three other items on the list.
Read More » A professional caregiver reflects on the very personal side of family communication.
Read More » ezPBJ launches auditing software to help skilled nursing facilities (SNFs) avoid Payroll-Based Journal (PBJ) reporting errors.
Read More » Patient lift manufacturer HoverTech is partnering to distribute its lifts in the LTC market.
Read More » New data show onsite hemodialysis in the skilled nursing setting can provide a cost-effective alternative to expensive transportation services.
Read More » The workforce shortage may be just the impetus the long-term care industry needs to invest on staff recruitment, development and training.
Read More » Clorox Professional Products Company has launched a spray to identify and capture odors, so potential residents and loved ones can first see long-term care facilities, not what they smell like.
Read More » Joerns Healthcare has released a new and improved version of its Hoyer lift for bariatric residents.
Read More » The parent association of AANAC and AADNS has formed a new educational foundation that offers grants toward nursing degrees.
Read More » Surging numbers of seniors—and their lengthening life spans—are keeping emergency rooms busy with visits attributed to falling.
Read More » The service puts the management of information technology systems into the cloud and can handle anything from telephone services to data analytics.
Read More » Federal regulations, set to go into effect in July, would require the more than 12,000 home health agencies participating in Medicare and Medicaid be more responsive--and responsible--for patients and caregivers.
Read More » Assisted living facilities can get in hot water legally if they provide care that exceeds the assisted living level.
Read More » A continuing care retirement community helped plan a memorable evening in for a Pennsylvania couple still in love all these decades later.
Read More » PharmScript, pharmacy provider for long-term and post-acute care facilities, is positioning itself for growth by adding to leadership team with healthcare industry veterans.
Read More » Ready to learn about the latest and best practices in memory care? All-new programming for the 2017 Spring Memory Care Forum includes OPTIMA Award-winning innovators in veteran dementia care and a neuroscientist working to validate MP3 player music therapy.
Read More » The Senate has approved the president’s nomination of Representative Tom Price as the new secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services.
Read More » Clostridium difficile (C. diff) is the bane of nursing homes, since it tends to return over and over again. British researchers have found a drug that could stop the cycle in its tracks.
Read More » The credentialling organization's award program recognizes the impact of CADDCT-certified dementia caregivers.
Read More » Four years after the Jimmo court case, Medicare officials, providers and senior advocates still can't agree on how to handle ongoing therapy services for patients who aren't improving.
Read More » MatrixCare, the nation's largest long-term post-acute care (LTPAC) technology provider has been awarded the 2017 Best in KLAS award for long-term care software.
Read More » A New Jersey provider uses monitoring technology to reduce residents' risk of falling.
Read More » The tool is the first recognized by the National Quality Forum to measure hospitalization rates among those who have stayed in a skilled nursing facility for more than 100 days.
Read More » The product will help skilled nursing facilities maximize their 5-star ratings under the CMS's Nursing Home Compare system.
Read More » Providers who overbill or fudge their therapy services are on the DOJ’s radar more than ever. So why is there still so much therapy billing fraud?
Read More » How well does your facility comply with the State Operations Manual's new rules concerning dementia care?
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