Florida police say surveillance footage showed employees whipping an elderly resident. Rosa Edwards, 23, and Aneisha Hall, 19, were arrested on two counts each of battery on a person 65 or older, the Pinellas County Sheriff’s Office said. Both employees work at Inspired Living at Ivy Ridge Assisted Living Facility. Surveillance footage showed the two
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services released the final version of the new Resident Assessment Instrument manual to complete the necessary reform of the Minimum Data Set (MDS) nursing home resident assessment tool before the Oct. 1 implementation. This tool determines the level of acuity of individual residents and as a facility aggregate. The “Final”
The Department of Health and Human Services announced awards of $100 million to grow the nursing workforce through career pipelines, additional faculty and resources. The Health Resources and Services Administration grants will address increasing demand for registered nurses, nurse practitioners, certified nurse midwives and nurse faculty. “Nurses are an essential part of our nation’s health care
“Research shows that these staffing levels will save lives, provide residents with a higher quality of life and prevent needless suffering.” –Biden said in his editorial for USA Today, referring to 24/7 RN coverage, along with ensuring there are enough nurse aides to provide routine bedside care and other tasks. CMS released a proposed rule
The big news in the nursing home industry this month is the new staffing standards. The proposed rule consists of core staffing proposals: 1) a requirement to have an RN onsite 24 hours a day, seven days a week; 2) minimum registered nurse staffing standards of 0.55 hours per resident day (HPRD) and 2.45 HPRD
McKnight’s had an interesting article on the importance of staff retention. Less complaints and better quality of care when staff turnover is low. Administrator and DON turnover was significantly associated with an increase in both total complaints and substantiated complaints. Staff retention matters at the top of the managerial chain just as much as it