A new and fun way to prepare your associates for the annual state survey is to hold a “skills fair” in your facility. The fair can be for one or two Read More »
For a long-term care industry yearning for an alternative—any alternative—to the OBRA state survey system that gives facilities such trouble in terms Read More »
Surveyors are looking more closely at activity programs to ensure that they are adequately serving the needs of the nursing facility residents. Read More »
This year will see the expansion of a federal demonstration program that could lead to greater consistency and, hopefully, improvement in the state Read More »
Long-term care facilities are not strangers to regulation 483.25(h) Accidents as it historically represents and continues to make the Centers for Read More »
Survey survival” within the January 2007 revisions of the State Operations Manual (SOM) will most often require substantial policy, procedural, and Read More »
Many healthcare facilities throughout the country are experiencing a certified nursing assistant (CNA) shortage, conservatively estimated at 200,000 Read More »
SURVEY survivalBY RETA A. UNDERWOOD, ADCBeyond the survey checklist Findings from yet another report should continue to diminish our dependence on Read More »
SURVEY survivalBY RETA A. UNDERWOOD, ADCDon't fool with Mother Nature The record hurricane season of 2004 might have been just the beginning. Read More »
SURVEY survivalBY RETA A. UNDERWOOD, ADCGood reasons to take elder abuse seriously As an industry that will forever experience the fallout from abuse Read More »
SURVEY survivalBY RETA A. UNDERWOOD, ADCAre you aware of these new survey requirements? In the past few months we have encountered much "to do" Read More »
BY RONDA CHRISTOPHER The Long Term Care division of Mercy Health Partners designed a collaborative oversight team, called the Mock Survey Team Read More »
inperspectiveSURVEY survivalBY RETA A. UNDERWOOD, ADCDemystifying documentation Why does our industry remain so mystified, if not completely psyched Read More »
The Disappearing Administrator: Results of a National SurveyWhat are the state licensing boards seeing? And what are they doing about it? By John R. Read More »
Cross Country Healthcare and Florida Atlantic University have released their fourth annual survey, Beyond the Bedside: The State of Nursi... Read More »
Preventable rehospitalizations remain a top concern for senior care communities. Rehospitalizations place a significant burden on the hea... Read More »
In part one of this series, we examined the importance of creating an ideal candidate journey during the hiring process, including soluti... Read More »
New technology is having a tremendous impact on the senior care industry. Robots, in particular, are being increasingly used to help resi... Read More »
The J.D. Power 2024 U.S. Senior Living Satisfaction Study, released in November, reveals that overall satisfaction with assisted living a... Read More »
Recent years have seen tremendous advancements in the field of artificial intelligence (AI), but public response to the technology has be... Read More »
Caregiving for a loved one is a tremendously challenging job, but a new report sheds light on the struggles that unpaid caregivers face i... Read More »
In the Core Elements of Antibiotic Stewardship for Nursing Homes, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) identifies the ref... Read More »
The holidays can be tough times for senior care residents, especially if they have lost loved ones or aren’t able to spend the holidays w... Read More »
As the senior care community prepares to meet the care needs for America’s booming senior population, a new report suggests that we may b... Read More »
