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Home Health

Proposed rule: CMS moving forward with PDGM in 2020

CMS is staying true to plans to implement a new payment model.

Skilled Nursing Facility

Payroll data shows self-reported staffing data inflated

A new study published by yesterday afternoon shows that about 75% of nursing homes in this country are understaffed, and that levels self-reported by nursing home administrators used in the CASPER system were higher than payroll data.

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Monthly In-Service: July issue of CNA Training Advisor

In this issue, learn about skin tears and wounds. CNA Training Advisor includes new lesson plan, including course materials, a 4-page in-service, and a quiz targeted to address the unique needs, interests, and concerns of CNAs.

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Post-Acute Care

Correlations found between home care for dementia patients and higher risks of hospitalization

A new study published July 1 in the journal Health Affairs found that seniors with dementia who use home care have suffered more severe outcomes stemming from medical emergencies than those in skilled nursing facilities.

Home Health

Home care aides often encounter verbal abuse while on the job, study shows

Home care aides often suffer verbal abuse at the hands of clients and their families, according to a study published in Occupational & Environmental Medicine.

PPS-Alert for Long-Term Care

In long-term care credentialing, be rigorous yet realistic

Increasingly, mergers and acquisitions are making strange bedfellows of acute, ambulatory, and postacute care facil-ities. As these newly aligned entities share practitioners and best practices, formalized credentialing is catching on across the care continuum.

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CMS posts much anticipated MDS 3.0 RAI Manual v1.17

Proposed bill would innovate use of home health services

Housekeeping for senior living: Cleaning and disinfecting (Part 1)

Will we have to complete and EOT and an EOT-R?