March 2021 - McKnight's Long-Term Care News Mon, 12 Apr 2021 19:40:42 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.1.3 https://www.mcknights.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2021/10/McKnights_Favicon.svg March 2021 - McKnight's Long-Term Care News 32 32 Digital edition of March 2021 issue https://www.mcknights.com/print-news/digital-edition-of-march-2021-issue/ Tue, 02 Mar 2021 20:38:00 +0000 https://www.mcknights.com/?p=107262 60 seconds with … Terry Fulmer, Ph.D., R.N, https://www.mcknights.com/print-news/60-seconds-with-terry-fulmer-ph-d-r-n/ Mon, 01 Mar 2021 16:23:00 +0000 https://www.mcknights.com/?p=106442 Ask the care expert: Do you know any way I could recognize some staff who go above and beyond for our residents? https://www.mcknights.com/print-news/ask-the-care-expert-do-you-know-any-way-i-could-recognize-some-staff-who-go-above-and-beyond-for-our-residents/ Mon, 01 Mar 2021 16:12:00 +0000 https://www.mcknights.com/?p=106441 Ask the treatment expert: When is it time to discontinue a specialty mattress for a patient who has healed pressure ulcers? https://www.mcknights.com/print-news/ask-the-treatment-expert-when-is-it-time-to-discontinue-a-specialty-mattress-for-a-patient-who-has-healed-pressure-ulcers/ Mon, 01 Mar 2021 16:00:00 +0000 https://www.mcknights.com/?p=106439 Ask the nursing expert: Should I complete an Interim Payment Assessment if a Medicare Part A resident becomes COVID-positive during a skilled therapy stay? https://www.mcknights.com/print-news/ask-the-nursing-expert-should-i-complete-an-interim-payment-assessment-if-a-medicare-part-a-resident-becomes-covid-positive-during-a-skilled-therapy-stay/ Mon, 01 Mar 2021 15:58:00 +0000 https://www.mcknights.com/?p=106438 Ask the payment expert: Why was a payment denial not covered by one of the current waivers? https://www.mcknights.com/print-news/ask-the-payment-expert-why-was-a-payment-denial-not-covered-by-one-of-the-current-waivers/ Mon, 01 Mar 2021 15:50:00 +0000 https://www.mcknights.com/?p=106437 Ask the legal expert: Can we fire someone for not letting us know they have COVID-19 symptoms and coming to work anyway? https://www.mcknights.com/print-news/ask-the-legal-expert-can-we-fire-someone-for-not-letting-us-know-they-have-covid-19-symptoms-and-coming-to-work-anyway/ Mon, 01 Mar 2021 15:46:00 +0000 https://www.mcknights.com/?p=106436 The new normal? COVID-19 precautions and innovations drive daily life even as vaccinations rise, cases fall https://www.mcknights.com/print-news/the-new-normal-covid-19-precautions-and-innovations-drive-daily-life-even-as-vaccinations-rise-cases-fall/ Mon, 01 Mar 2021 15:43:00 +0000 https://www.mcknights.com/?p=106435 How to do it … Documenting the COVID-19 vaccine rollout https://www.mcknights.com/print-news/how-to-do-it-documenting-the-covid-19-vaccine-rollout/ Mon, 01 Mar 2021 15:36:00 +0000 https://www.mcknights.com/?p=106434 Facing a harbor of hell https://www.mcknights.com/print-news/facing-a-harbor-of-hell/ Mon, 01 Mar 2021 15:32:00 +0000 https://www.mcknights.com/?p=106433