Q: Our facility was recently cited under F-656, Comprehensive Care Plans, for the third year in a row. How can we ensure compliance? A:F-656 is one of the top 10 most-cited deficiencies. The ...
Healthcare professionals create care plans to help manage conditions such as pulmonary embolism. Planning may help improve outcomes and prevent future occurrences of the condition. Care plans are an ...
The Medicare Modernization Act of 2003 established a Medicare Advantage Coordinated Care Plan intended for individuals with special care needs, including nursing home residents with lengths of stay ...
The figures are bracing: About half of people turning age 65 will require some type of paid long-term care in their lifetimes. Women will need 3.7 years of care, on average, while males will need an ...
For nursing students, this rule change is a “smack in the face,” said Susan Pratt, a nurse who also serves as the president of an Ohio union that represents nurses. “When we were during the pandemic, ...
Many people will need to stay in a nursing home at some point in their lives. How much care they'll need and how long they need to stay, however, can be hard to predict. And unfortunately, Medicare ...
Nurse leaders craft 5-year plan to address staffing challenges. Faced with a nursing shortage expected to stretch well into the next decade, CommonSpirit Health has launched a five-year strategic plan ...
When the time comes to transition to nursing home care, figuring out how to pay for it is often a primary concern for families. Many people mistakenly believe Medicare will cover the entire cost ...