Robert Zorowitz, MD, CMD, has presented at numerous conferences and programs over the years. Even as a seasoned veteran, he gets a bit nervous before he hits the stage but that doesn’t stop him.
Joanne Kaldy, Caring contributing writer and daughter of a nursing home resident, and Caring editor in chief Karl Steinberg, MD, CMD, talk about how families can help ease loved ones into nursing home life.
In honor of A Day Without a Woman, my friends at Daughters Unite quoted one of my frequent go-to sayings: “If adult daughters went on strike tomorrow, our health care system would collapse.” It’s time I explained why I say this so often.
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has extended the deadline for public comments regarding revisions to the prospective payment system’s case-mix methodology, (82 FR 20980) (the ANPRM) that appeared in the Federal Register on May 14.
How many times have we heard that “it’s all about relationships”? A truer statement you won’t often hear. Physicians have known this for a long time, and yet in the face-paced world we live in, having the time to build and grow those relationships...
Ms. C was a 65-year-old woman admitted to a skilled nursing facility for rehabilitation after falling and sustaining a hip fracture that had been surgically repaired. Ms. C had a complex medical history including stage 4 breast cancer with...
PHOENIX — The rapidly rising rates of obesity in the United States put many skilled nursing facilities at risk for legal and other challenges, according to experts.
LOS ANGELES — At first glance, the fall prevention program at a Southern California skilled nursing facility sounds too simple to make a huge difference. It largely relies on colorful bedside signs to alert staff members that patients are at special...
PHOENIX — Staff at the 162-bed Henry J. Carter Nursing Facility in New York City achieved a 78% reduction in the rate of catheter-associated urinary tract infections (CAUTI) with training on basic care and strict adherence to preventive practices,...
At AMDA – the Society for Post-Acute and Long-Term Care Medicine’s Annual Conference, the Innovations workgroup led an engaging session to introduce the concept of innovation and implementation as it pertains to health care in general, and...
