Relias

JUNE 19, 2023

Since 2016, fewer patients with severe wounds have received care in long-term care hospitals, and more patients have gone to less costly facilities like inpatient rehabilitation and skilled nursing facilities. billion in fiscal year 2016 to $2.01 billion in fiscal year 2018. Group A facilities, which had an 11.4%

Long Term Care

Nurse.com

APRIL 22, 2023

Perhaps one of the most impacted was nursing homes and long-term care facilities. According to 2023 data from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services website, more than 1.5 during 2021. million COVID-19 cases have been recorded in those settings, along with 164,285 deaths.

Long Term Care

American Nurse

OCTOBER 2, 2023

1980s: Kennedy lesion Fast forward to the 1980s, when Karen Lou Kennedy, a nurse practitioner in a 500-bed mid-Western long-term care facility, observed that some residents rapidly developed skin breakdown, usually on their buttocks, and died within 6 weeks to months. Adv Skin Wound Care. December 17, 2021.

Long Term Care

American Nurse

JUNE 20, 2024

I applaud the Biden Administration for its new efforts to create minimal federal standards of care in these residences, most notably having one RN on staff 24 hours a day, 7 days a week with each resident getting 3.5 hours of nurse-provided care per week. Genesis Health Care, the largest nursing home company, has annual revenue of $5.8

Long Term Care

American Nurse

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

Most respondents (n=323, 84%) provide primary care across various settings while a portion (n=43, 16%) provide care in acute care settings. 2021, December). South Carolina Maternal Morbidity and Mortality Review Committee: Legislative Brief 2021. Medical Care , 2018;56(6): 484-490. 2 March of Dimes.

APRN

Relias

JANUARY 16, 2023

A McKinsey & Company survey shows that up to $265 billion worth of care services could shift from traditional healthcare facilities to the home by 2025. With the growth of health services at home, a 2021 report from the U.S. The report also found trends in the kinds of services Medicare beneficiaries receive via telehealth.

Medicare

Relias

APRIL 6, 2022

New requirements from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) announced in November 2021 and a new time-limited enforcement effort by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) announced in March call for focused inspections and put a higher level of scrutiny on nursing home compliance and the quality of care provided.

Medicare

American Nurse

MARCH 13, 2024

A recent JAMA Network study found that sick people 85 and older were less likely than younger Medicare patients to get covid therapies like Paxlovid. In fact, the drug is still free for those who are uninsured or enrolled in Medicare, Medicaid, or other federal health programs, including those for veterans. government 23.7

Medicare

American Nurse

JULY 29, 2024

Just setting a number doesn’t mean anything if you’re not going to enforce it,” said Mark Miller, former president of the national organization of long-term care ombudsmen, advocates in each state who help residents resolve problems in their nursing homes. What’s the point?” Dora Hughes, acting chief medical officer for the U.S.

Medicaid

Scrubs

JULY 16, 2024

Just setting a number doesn’t mean anything if you’re not going to enforce it,” said Mark Miller, former president of the national organization of long-term care ombudsmen, advocates in each state who help residents resolve problems in their nursing homes. What’s the point?” Dora Hughes, acting chief medical officer for the U.S.

Medicaid