April 2023

An annual report outlining fraud control activities in the nation’s Medicaid facilities portends a challenging year ahead.

Sarah Berry is a clinical researcher who compared delivery of therapy to nursing home residents before and after the pandemic started.

I am struggling as a new infection preventionist. Can you recommend ways I can learn more about my job and  be sure our IP program protects both residents and staff?

Patients who start a deprescribing intervention before admission to a post-acute care facility have fewer medications at discharge and at 90-day follow-up than their peers with usual care, according to...

Is it worth buying an audible, handheld Doppler ultrasound to detect arterial insufficiency?

Diabetic foot ulcers are more severe among men than women when patients are first seen, even when members of both sexes present for care at the same length of time after onset.

We update the facility assessment annually. How can we use it to improve resident outcomes?

Nurse managers should consider improving the quality of education and providing staff education to reduce mealtime difficulty in older adults with dementia, according to a new study by Korean researchers. 

A series of digital initiatives significantly improved productivity and reduced costs at United Methodist Communities of New Jersey, which has several continuing care retirement communities. That’s according...

Are the timeframes for investigating and repaying Medicare overpayments changing?