CMS withdraws proposal to aid same-sex spouses in LTC
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Nov 06, 2017
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services withdrew a proposed rule in October originally aimed at ensuring rights for married same-sex couples in long-term care facilities.
SNF worker fired after Facebook request
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Amy Novotney
Nov 06, 2017
A Florida nursing home fired one of its nursing assistants in September after she requested help for the facility on Facebook in the aftermath of Hurricane Irma.
Ask the Payment Expert about … facility assessments
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Patricia Boyer
Nov 06, 2017
Can you tell me more about the Facility Assessment that will be implemented in Phase 2 of the Rules of Participation?
Training clears facility, not aides, in heat-related death
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Amy Novotney
Nov 06, 2017
Two former caretakers at an Illinois long-term care facility have been charged with Class 3 felony counts of criminal neglect in the death of a 69-year-old resident with developmental disabilities, who...
Genworth: SNF room charges rise 5.5%
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James M. Berklan
Nov 06, 2017
Annual nursing home charges have continued to rise at a healthy clip, fueled by higher labor costs and federal rules that drive sicker patients downstream quicker.
Ask the Legal Expert about … understaffing lawsuits
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John Durso
Nov 06, 2017
I read about a state supreme court upholding class-action status for a lawsuit alleging “chronic understaffing.” How do we insulate ourselves from such allegations?
Telescopic cells aid high-risk patients
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Kimberly Marselas
Nov 06, 2017
Patients who spend more than eight hours a day in a wheelchair have a far lower incidence of pressure ulcers when it is equipped with a single-compartment or multi-compartment air cushion using telescopic...
AHCA, LeadingAge push for lawmakers to delay Phase 2
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Elizabeth Newman
Nov 06, 2017
The American Health Care Association and LeadingAge both urged the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services this fall to push back the next phase of upcoming requirements of participation for long-term...
How to do it … Upward mobility plans
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John Hall
Nov 06, 2017
Upward mobility is a common interest among professionals, particularly in long-term care. How to achieve it, and market oneself properly for it, are important considerations that need a deft touch. Experts...
Steady-release dressing has promise for chronic wounds
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Kimberly Marselas
Nov 06, 2017
A new, semi-occlusive wound dressing that provides continuous delivery of topical healing agents shows promise in the treatment of chronic wounds that need steady treatment.