American Nurse

MAY 1, 2023

Takeaways: Four significant factors compromise care for Native American elders: healthcare disparities, historical trauma, healthcare shortages afflicting rural areas and reservations, and a lack of culturally appropriate care in long-term care facilities.

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Long Term Care Chief Nursing Officer Self-Care Senior Living 98

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. 1989;2(2):44-5. Kennedy KL, Ritter L.

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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.

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American Nurse

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

Introduction SOUTH CAROLINA is predominately a rural state that consistently demonstrates poor health rankings, due to the lack of Medicaid expansion, healthcare deserts, and a decreasing physician supply. The 2022 public health data paint a dismal picture for chronic disease management and outcomes ( Table 1 ). 2022, October).

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APRN Nurse Practitioner Clinical Nurse Specialist Medicare 52

American Nurse

DECEMBER 8, 2023

Expiration: 12/1/26 Sandra Long*, a 72-year-old woman, is admitted to the emergency department from a long-term care facility for fever, poor oral intake, new-onset confusion, foul-smelling urine, and incontinence. Nurses contribute significantly to the evidence-based care of patients with UTI and in prevention efforts.

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Best Practices Self-Care Long Term Care Medicaid 82

American Nurse

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

Nurse staffing The 2022 ANA Membership Assembly—the association’s governing and official voting body—approved a recommendation to include staffing ratios as an option for relieving the longstanding staffing issues, including nurse burnout, brought to light by the COVID-19 pandemic.

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APRN Medicare Long Term Care Medicaid 52

Relias

JANUARY 16, 2023

The McKinsey article mentions pandemic-related factors that spurred home care’s expansion, such as general growth in virtual care, the emergence of new technologies and capabilities that make home care more possible for patients, and growing investments in the digital health market. Penalties rise to $1M. According to the U.S.

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Medicare Medicaid Telemedicine Nursing Burnout 52

Health Leaders | Nursing

JANUARY 6, 2025

A new study involving more than 80,000 US nursing homes has found a link between the use of staffing agency nurses and lower quality ratings in the Center for Medicare & Medicaid Services Five-Star system. Investigators affiliated with a handful of US universities analyzed facility results from 2017 to 2022 to reach their conclusions.

Long Term Care 52

Long Term Care Medicaid Medicare Licensing 52

American Nurse

MARCH 13, 2024

The drug might have prevented up to 27,000 deaths in 2022 if it had been allocated based on which patients were at highest risk from covid. 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 Pfizer reported $12.5

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Medicare Medicaid Senior Living Long Term Care 111

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 52

Medicare Medicaid Business Education 52

Capitol Beat

APRIL 30, 2024

That is why we are pleased about a recent regulatory win—the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued a final rule aimed at bolstering nurse staffing at long-term care (LTC) facilities. This landmark regulation sets minimum staffing standards for nurses in LTC facilities across the country.

Long Term Care 92

Long Term Care Medicaid Medicare Licensing 92

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?” She left her job at a nursing home that paid $18.50

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Medicaid Long Term Care Medicare Retirement 104

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?” She left her job at a nursing home that paid $18.50

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Medicaid Long Term Care Medicare Retirement 104