Hospice News
AUGUST 9, 2023
The prison system was never designed to become a nursing home or hospice, but it has become one. They didn’t have a specific nurse for them. Clinical capacity limits are a large reason growing senior inmate populations lack access to palliative care services, according to researchers from Pennsylvania State University.
Rehab Realities by Renee Kinder
APRIL 28, 2022
September 2021 – CMS continued to modernize the Care Compare sites to increase transparency and ensure that all individuals that CMS serves, as well as their families and caregivers, have the information to make informed care decisions. April 2022 – Updates posted to the CMS website for the National Quality Strategy.
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The World According to Dr. El
APRIL 19, 2022
The nursing home business has never been easy, but since the pandemic, it’s been vastly more difficult, with facility closures, large numbers of staff members departing, and new recruits hard to come by. CMS mandates Chief Experience Officer position for all LTC homes”. Community rallies to save local nursing home”.
The World According to Dr. El
MARCH 8, 2022
President Biden’s State of the Union address last week targeted several aspects of the long-term care industry, most of which have received more attention than his mention of reducing the inappropriate use of antipsychotic medications. empty beds), that number will likely be higher once the 2021 data comes in.
Rehab Realities by Renee Kinder
DECEMBER 9, 2021
Here we are wrapping up 2021, two years after that TEPs work led to the implementation of PDPM and the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has recently announced two new technical expert panels (TEPs) focusing on key areas of quality. Well, great news! The contract number is 75FCMC18D0015, Task Order 75FCMC19F0003.
Home Care Pulse
APRIL 28, 2022
– Trend #4: Agency Owners Are Still Worried About COVID-19—Making 2021 the First Year it Ranks as One of Their Top Threats. Trend #4: Agency Owners Are Still Worried About COVID-19—Making 2021 the First Year it Ranks as One of Their Top Threats. Unlock the most comprehensive data on the private duty home care industry.
GeriPal
OCTOBER 20, 2022
This office is tasked with providing aging policy research and recommendations within ASPE, including long term care and the National Alzheimer’s Project Act. We also touch briefly on topics discussed in prior podcasts such as loneliness and federal responses to the pandemic in relation to long-term care.
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