Skilled Nursing Facility

Make sure your emergency preparedness plan is up to snuff

In light of the recent hurricane that hit Louisiana, as well as the resulting flooding throughout the northeast, it’s important that SNFs review their emergency preparedness plans so that they are ready for any potential disaster. Facilities should take time to review the following, and make sure all involved parties are informed, and ready to …

Home Health

OIG audit questions full episodes for limited services

The latest home health agency audit by the Department of Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General (OIG) highlights a frequent topic for OIG reviews: questioning the need for homebound services mid-episode. OIG claimed that 17 of the 100 claims it reviewed from Catholic Home Care were incorrectly billed. Sixteen of those claims were …

Featured Event

Private Duty National Conference & Expo

DecisionHealth is hosting the 2021 Private Duty National Conference & Expo in Las Vegas, October 27-29, for a wonderful and responsible reunion. This 2½-day conference and expo will cover real-life examples of how private duty home care agencies can create solid infection control policies, keep clients and caregivers safe, develop flexible scheduling, increase their profits, retain caregivers, and comply with wage-and-hour regulations.

Post-Acute Advisor Podcast

Maintenance Therapy

Today we’ll be revisiting our conversation with Dee Kornetti and Cindy Krafft, owners and founders of Kornetti & Krafft Health Care Solutions. Both are recognized speakers in the areas of home health and physical therapy, bringing decades of expertise to offer compliance and revenue solutions. We are talking about Cindy and Dee’s newly updated book, …

PPS Alert for Long-Term Care

Assessing vital signs

Assessing vital signs is an important task when caring for older adults. Older adults tend to have slightly lower temperatures than younger people, as well as slightly higher blood pressure, pulse, and respirations. Although older people may be in a lower or higher part of the “normal” range, this may still be normal for the individual and the age.