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Quality Counts, but How Do We Really Measure It?

Caring for the Ages
February 1, 2018
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) program is highly technical, making it difficult for community-based medical groups and most practitioners to understand. Incorporating an intelligent MIPS strategy into a post-acute/long-term care...

Human Voices Wake Us, Part I

Caring for the Ages
February 1, 2018
First Do

Excess Body Weight Reduces Risk for Mortality in Nursing Home Residents

Caring for the Ages
February 1, 2018
Nursing home residents who were obese or overweight demonstrated a reduced risk for mortality when compared with those who were normal weight, according to findings from a database of facilities in Europe and Israel.

Reflections on the Transition Home: The SNF Discharge Summary

Caring for the Ages
February 1, 2018
You say you’re sending discharge summaries, but we never receive them. Nursing homes don’t do discharge summaries, do they? These common concerns from community primary care physicians (PCPs) have been difficult for me to answer as a post-acute and...

Dysphagia and Pneumonia Linked, but Don’t Always Go Hand in Hand

Caring for the Ages
February 1, 2018
Nurses and other health care providers should focus more attention on dysphagia as a risk factor for nursing home-acquired pneumonia (NHAP), researchers reported in a recent issue of Geriatric Nursing. However, some experts recommend that...

Recipients, Staff Provide Insights on Person-Centered Care

Caring for the Ages
February 1, 2018
New data have been published detailing person-centered care from the perspectives of recipients and staff, shining a light on the role and impact of preference and choice.

Meet the New Boss … Same as the Old Boss?

Caring for the Ages
February 1, 2018
Dear Dr. Jeff:

Feeding in Dementia: There’s a Better Way

Caring for the Ages
February 1, 2018
For many providers of nursing care in the elderly, the mandate for feeding patients with dementia is a simple one: Get food in them. If you run into a problem, figure it out.

Easing Regulations May Do More Good Than Harm

Caring for the Ages
February 1, 2018
As with so many things I see on the internet, and in traditional media these days, I am ambivalent about reports that there will be less regulatory enforcement in nursing homes in the next year or so under our current administration. Don’t get me...

New Survey Process Features Retooled Regulations, F-Tags

Caring for the Ages
February 1, 2018
The new federal Long-Term Care Survey Process began Nov. 28, 2017, with a main objective of ensuring residents’ needs are met, they are kept safe, and they can attain or maintain their highest possible level of well-being. It is designed to address...