December 2022

Physicians, therapists and other providers were in a full-on battle to block a 4.4% cut to a key payment factor.

Meadow Park Rehabilitation & Healthcare Center recently joined a five-year, federally funded palliative care study that will examine its role for dementia patients.

We are struggling with what to document and who to notify when a resident falls. Any suggestions?

A healing protein that is active in fetuses, but largely inactive in adults and absent in diabetic adults, could be the key to improving treatment of diabetic wounds.

How do pain management and wound care intersect?

Recently, there has been an increase in the number of staff who like to cause drama and gossip. I can’t afford to lose workers. What can I do?

Creating a culture of well-being and providing mental healthcare for nursing home staff is a powerful tool for not only helping residents but attracting and retaining employees, a National Academy report...

What is the impact of Section G being removed from the MDS?

A Pennsylvania appeals court has revived a 12-year-old civil case against two attorneys who allegedly schemed with a ManorCare nursing home to overcharge an elderly nursing home resident.

Doesn’t the lifting of nurse aide training waivers put facilities back to square one in their efforts to overcome serious staffing issues?