HOME - McKnight's Long-Term Care News
Elevate resident care with premier infection prevention and control. Defining, documenting and treating agitation in nursing home residents with Alzheimer’s dementia. Training & compliance: …
Daily Update News - McKnight's Long-Term Care News
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 …
PDPM Medicaid CMI and potential Five-Star Rating challenges
2024年3月1日 · The landscape of Medicaid reimbursement for nursing homes is undergoing significant changes. Presently, eight states have adopted the PDPM case-mix index (CMI) …
- McKnight's Long-Term Care News
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 …
News Archive - McKnight's Long-Term Care News
4 天之前 · 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.
New study reveals depths of agency nurse dependence
2024年2月16日 · 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 …
Policy - McKnight's Long-Term Care News
2024年5月24日 · 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 …
CMS adds enhanced barrier precautions to infection control …
2024年3月22日 · 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 …
- McKnight's Long-Term Care News
4 天之前 · Donna Shryer. Nov 16, 2024. A comprehensive new study predicts that by 2050, about 213 million American adults will be overweight or obese, representing an increase of more …
Prevnar 20 can be safely administered to seniors along with a flu …
2021年9月29日 · A recently approved pneumococcal vaccine that protects against 20 types of bugs can be safely given together with an adjuvanted influenza vaccine in adults aged 65 and …