June 2023

Top law officers from 18 states added their voices to a White House proposal to increase public reporting of nursing home ownership and related party information.

You’ve recently brought back ACHCA’s Nursing Home Administrator Certification program. What has the interest been like so far?

Q: I am a new nurse leader. I just discovered no staff training had been done for 10 months before I arrived, two months ago. I am only one person. How can I do all of this alone?

Q: What is the role of antibiotic stewardship in post-operative wound healing for patients of sub-acute and long-term care facilities? 

Sarcopenia, or age-related loss of muscle mass, is an independent risk factor for mortality in patients with diabetic foot ulcers, researchers have found.

Workers without paid sick leave (3.9%) were more likely to experience serious psychological distress than those with paid sick leave, the CDC found.

Q: Social isolation is being added to the MDS this Oct. 1. How should we care plan this new item?

Every US hospital and physician entity says it is important for skilled nursing facilities to have a basic level of interoperability, such as electronic health records, to earn their referrals, according...

Q: We’ve been trying to fill an open MDS position and have an LPN applicant who would be great in the role. Can an LPN fulfill requirements and sign assessments?

Q: I‘ve read that increased staffing levels for registered nurses are positively associated with a higher quality of care in skilled nursing facilities. So why is there such resistance to requiring nursing...