May 2022

A 60-second interview with Monica Ott, MD, CMD, of Optum Complex Care Management.

Q: I am a new DON. My pharmacy has a nurse consultant and a pharmacy consultant. I’m not sure what they each do. Can you help? 

How can care for pressure injuries be incorporated into a facility’s system of care? 

What does the recent conviction of former nurse RaDonda Vaught teach us about medical errors and how to avoid them? 

Telehealth was critical to ensuring care continuity in skilled nursing facilities during the height of the pandemic, according to a survey of geriatricians by post-acute care provider Genesis HealthCare....

Due to staffing shortages, we’ve had to pull our MDS nurses to provide direct care, and assessments are getting behind. What can we do to maintain CMI and Medicare reimbursement?

Q: I understand state surveys of skilled nursing providers are incredibly backlogged. A break from surveys might feel good, but isn’t this extremely dangerous? 

Jennifer Yowler has been named president of PharMerica Corporation. She is the first woman to hold the role in the company’s history.

If there’s one thing nursing home providers, consumer advocates and regulators can agree on when it comes to developing a minimum staffing rule, it might be just how difficult the job will be.

Among its many gifts, the pandemic has eviscerated occupancy levels across the seniors housing and care spectrum.