January/February 2023

Authors of the broadest study yet linking staff COVID-19 vaccinations to lower resident death rates are urging policymakers to rethink their “stagnant” approach to booster shots.

Projected costs of meeting a promised nursing home staffing mandate leaped $1.3 billion over a five-month period, according to a report issued Dec. 15 by accounting firm CliftonLarsonAllen on behalf of...

You’ve won a $1 million NIH grant to study how text messaging might speed up decisions about transferring nursing home residents. What is your goal?

Q: We are confused about the difference between contact precautions and enhanced barrier precautions. Can you help? 

New York Attorney General Letitia James filed a civil lawsuit in late November against the owners of a New York nursing home, alleging they misused more than $18.6 million in government funds for personal...

I heard that the Office of Inspector General’s Work Plan for 2023 includes a CMS audit of Medicaid nursing facility use of funds related to direct patient care. Should I be concerned?

CMS imposed a CMP for a deficiency that we do not agree with. Is there any recourse?

Researchers are calling on CMS to adopt new quality measures that encourage more frequent debridement and other advanced care for hard-to-treat wounds.

A Stanford University research team has created a smart bandage made of a thin, flexible printed circuit and a wireless power source that provides electrical stimulation to injured tissue.

Q: What is the burden of wound care on the economy and society at large?