Read the digital edition of the April 2021 print issue here. Select excerpts from this month’s magazine can also be found below.
Provider groups call for $15B reform plan
By
Danielle Brown
Apr 01, 2021
The American Health Care Association and LeadingAge have united to propose a registered nurse staffing requirement and enhanced Medicaid funding under a set of new reform measures aimed at improving long-term...
Nurse turnover rates linked to quality and payment woes
By
Kimberly Marselas
Apr 01, 2021
Median turnover among nursing staff in skilled nursing hit 94% in 2017 and 2018, according to an analysis that included virtually all U.S. facilities.
60 seconds with … David Gifford
Apr 01, 2021
David Gifford, M.D., Chief Medical Officer at AHCA/NCAL
Ask the care expert: Can you help me see what makes one therapy company better than another?
By
Sherrie Dornberger
Apr 01, 2021
I’m new to long-term care. Can you help me see what makes one therapy company better than another?
Ask the treatment expert: How should our nursing team document wounds to best care for wounds and minimize...
By
Mary P. Evans, M.D., CMD, CWSP
Apr 01, 2021
How should our nursing team document wounds to best care for wounds and minimize risk of litigation?
Ask the nursing expert: Can we incorporate advance care planning into our facility?
By
Amy Stewart
Apr 01, 2021
Can we incorporate advance care planning into our facility?
Ask the payment expert: How are reviewers determining PDPM payment accuracy from Section GG coding?
By
Eleisha Wilkes, RN, RAC-CTA, RAC-CT, DNS-CT
Apr 01, 2021
How are reviewers determining PDPM payment accuracy from Section GG coding?
Ask the legal expert: How we can we protect ourselves form unfounded claims of theft or wrongdoing?
By
John Durso
Apr 01, 2021
We’ve had families acting more suspicious of us than usual, with people complaining about allegedly missing resident clothes or belongings. It’s not unexpected, I guess, with family members’ access...
How to do it … Save skin from incontinence
By
John Hall
Apr 01, 2021
Even with the best of plans and good briefs, ancillary products can play a major role in incontinence care. But caregivers need to do their homework. Taking the appropriate time to make wise choices can...
