MDS/RAI
AANAC, AADNS founder and CEO to retire in 2018
The founder of the two long-term care nursing associations plans to step down after a nearly 20-year career in improving senior care.
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2017 RAI User’s Manual updates: The new survey era
Plenty of changes are in place to synch the MDS with new regulations starting in November—including the way urinary tract infections are defined.
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Care planning and assessments a lengthy process, AANAC reports
AANAC’s biennial study reveals how nurse assessment coordinators spend their time and how they’re compensated.
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Will RUGs be swept under the rug?
A new advanced rule-making notice from CMS seems to indicate that Resource Utilization Groups (RUGs) may be headed for big changes, especially for SNF therapy billing. But, what will replace them?
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Decoding the mixed messages about psychiatric care in SNFs
What should SNFs do when CMS’s 5-star guidelines for antipsychotic medication use don’t agree with SOM guidelines?
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Top 10 dementia care rules for nursing homes
How well does your facility comply with the State Operations Manual's new rules concerning dementia care?
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How the RAI Manual changes encourage collaboration
AANAC's Judi Kulus, RN breaks down the impacts of the new RAI Manual changes and why SNF needs to collaborate better among their care teams and with their outside partners—including therapy providers and home health.
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Advancing wound care technology
Wounds that measure themselves? New technology makes it almost that simple. Check out the hot wound care advancements from this year’s American Health Care Association/National Center for Assisted Living conference.
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Fla. judge says resident death is manslaughter
A Florida court has charged an assisted living LPN with aggravated manslaughter—a felony charge rarely seen in the assisted living setting and one that comes with serious jail time.
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AHT partners with COMS Interactive for combined clinical workflow
The two companies will combine their nursing workflow system features and create accessibility from a single dashboard.
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