A multidisciplinary expert panel, hosted by the Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA), drafted a consensus-based ...

Building Bridges, Creative Use of AI, Electronic Health Records Integration, Emerging Technology, and Falls Prevention, ...

Small lapses in daily communication, documentation and staffing can quickly snowball into bigger issues, raising the risk of resident harm, complaints and regulatory citations.

Skilled nursing PEPPER reports were published again this week after a three-year dormant period, restoring a tool that allows providers to assess whether their billing levels for certain services ...

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has updated work restrictions for healthcare personnel exposed to or infected with respiratory viruses, including COVID-19, after two-plus years of ...

Despite mounting enthusiasm for cutting-edge technology tools, skilled nursing, senior living and home care operators are ...

A total of 39.3% of nursing home (NH) residents with advanced dementia (AD) who were suspected to have pneumonia died within 30 days of being transferred to a hospital, according to a September study ...

Frail older adults and older adults hospitalized for severe COVID-19 were more likely to have at least two post-COVID symptoms in addition to declines in all six dimensions of health, with severe ...

Every long-term care facility runs reports. But reports are built for the general case, and staff needs are never that general. A DON wants to see falls broken down by shift and unit. A biller wants ...