April 2008 29 4 Issue of McKnight's Long Term Care News
News
'Transparency' bill rankles for-profits
The for-profit long-term care community has been digesting a bitter tasting piece of proposed new legislation in recent weeks.
State News
Nurse ratios to drop
Oregon Gov. Ted Kulongoski (D) issued a mandate last month to lower the ratio of nurses to residents in nursing homes.
Features
Information technology only works if staff is adequately trained
Developing a technologically savvy workforce is the secret to a facility's success when it comes to upgrading systems
Skilled nursing facilities find new opportunities, new challenges with 60% rule
Since the reduction of the so-called 75% Rule to 60%, SNFs have to work even harder to attract Part A therapy residents
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My administrator and board want my nursing staff to look at the number of nursing hours per resident and cut those hours. Is there any ...
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We have an incontinent resident who frequently has perineal skin breakdown. Would this be considered denuded skin, excoriated skin or should we stage it as ...
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I have been a director of nursing for a long time now and am feeling exhausted. What can I do to re-energize?
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The raiding of resident trust funds and theft of insurance checks by staff are perhaps the two most significant fraud/embezzlement problems in long-term care. What ...
The big picture
Uncle Sam's liquid courage
In boardrooms and across kitchen tables, much hand wringing is taking place. At issue is whether the nation may be on the cusp of a ...
Editor’s desk
No time like the present to grab mouse by the horns
It's April. Do you know where your year has gone? That's not entirely a rhetorical question because even if your fiscal year isn't nearing an ...
