Category Archives: Nursing Home & Assisted Living

Strategies to Help Reduce Re-Admissions in LTC

Posted on December 4, 2017 by Elder Care Advice blog

How can you open the doors to deeper and more meaningful information that efficiently and accurately reveals what a resident really wants? How do you clarify for the care team how to employ individualized approaches that are most closely aligned … Continue reading →

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Sex happens in memory care communities…so what?

Posted on November 1, 2017 by Elder Care Advice blog

Intimacy in communities catering to memory care residents is a fact of life.  Whether between two residents or a resident and their non-resident significant other, this is a ‘hot’ issue that needs to be acknowledged and discussed. Does an individual … Continue reading →

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New Definitions of Pressure Wounds

Posted on October 6, 2017 by Elder Care Advice blog

WARNING: Some images might prove upsetting to viewers.  Pressure ulcers, aka pressure sores or bed sores, normally develop of the bony areas of the body like the heels, hips or cheek bone, ankles, ears, elbows, etc..  These sores are caused … Continue reading →

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Required Emergency Preparedness Basic Surveyor Training Course

Posted on October 3, 2017 by Elder Care Advice blog

CMS’ New Emergency Preparedness Regulation   CMS’ Emergency Preparedness Rule goes into effect November 16, 2017. This will be the first time home health agencies will be required to have an emergency preparedness plan in place. Emergency Preparedness Training: The Centers … Continue reading →

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Hiring? How to Check a Caregiver’s References

Posted on February 13, 2017 by Elder Care Advice blog

Whether hiring for a loved one (or two) at home or hiring a new employee for a small or large corporate agency, it is important to know who you are really getting. First time hiring or replacing of caregivers can … Continue reading →

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FINAL RULE: Skilled Nursing Facility 30-Day All Cause Readmission Measure (SNFRM)

Posted on February 2, 2017 by Elder Care Advice blog

In the Fiscal Year (FY) 2016 SNF Prospective Payment System (PPS) final rule, CMS adopted the SNFRM as the first measure for the Skilled Nursing Facility Value Based Purchasing (SNF VBP) Program. The measure is defined as the risk-standardized rate … Continue reading →

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