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2 days ago · Elevate resident care with premier infection prevention and control. Defining, documenting and treating agitation in nursing home residents with Alzheimer’s dementia. Training & compliance: How ...
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Nov 14, 2024. A group of nursing home stakeholders has developed a guidebook informed by industry experts and artificial intelligence that outlines how all long-term care providers can take a ...
PDPM Medicaid CMI and potential Five-Star Rating challenges
Mar 1, 2024 · The landscape of Medicaid reimbursement for nursing homes is undergoing significant changes. Presently, eight states have adopted the PDPM case-mix index (CMI) model, and an additional 31 states ...
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Alicia Lasek. Oct 15, 2024. A new CDC new metric can help long-term care providers stay a step ahead in preventing respiratory virus outbreaks, the AHCA/NCAL says. New data shows Nuplazid is safe ...
CMS adds enhanced barrier precautions to infection control …
Mar 22, 2024 · The changes are effective April 1. The new standards bring CMS regulations inline with Centers for Disease Prevention and Control guidance issued in 2022. The enhanced barrier precautions require ...
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3 days ago · A new study finds that hospital discharges to skilled nursing facilities (SNFs) from 2000 to 2023 were the lowest during the first year of the pandemic when illness severity was highest.
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May 24, 2024 · Apr 18, 2024. More than four years after nearly all visitors were barred from US nursing homes amid a spreading pandemic, consumer advocates are pushing to enshrine permanent access for essential ...
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Oct 5, 2021 · McKnight's Long-Term Care News for owners and operators of nursing homes, skilled nursing facilities, continuing care retirement communities (CCRCs) and extended care and institutional care ...
New study reveals depths of agency nurse dependence
Feb 16, 2024 · Although the level of dependence has waned from its most severe, it is still a significant factor, experts agree. The percentage of nursing homes that use agency care workers more than doubled ...
Top ten differences between SNFs and LTACHs
Mar 14, 2016 · The main differentiation of an LTACH is providing care for hospital-level medical conditions through more comprehensive diagnostics and by having the capacity for surgery. Therapy. Although LTACHs ...