The Trump Administration announced the completion of a plan to dilute information on Nursing Home Compare. The consumer-friendly Nursing Home Compare website will merge with Care Compare. The new website will be a larger database of public information on a variety of health care providers. Nobody knows why Trump made the unnecessary change. Nursing Home
COVID-19 is a major heart risk. While COVID-19 is most known as a respiratory infection, significant evidence links it to heart damage, too. Autopsies found traces of the coronavirus’s genetic material in the heart. Actual viral particles discovered within the heart’s muscle cells. Experiments have found that SARS-CoV-2 can destroy lab-grown versions of those heart
Revenues Decline Skilled Nursing News reported on a discussion involving national for-profit chain, SavaSeniorCare. The future is uncertain. The context of the discussion is how to proceed after COVID passes. Since the pandemic has led to severe occupancy declines for skilled nursing facilities, and less income because of the loss of short-term rehabilitation after elective
Brad Parscale was Trump’s right hand man. He also has a domestic violence problem apparently. After Republican’s reaction was to blame Democrats for Parscale’s mental breakdown and alleged suicide scare, the real issue was domestic violence. Law enforcement arrived after Candice Parscale fled her house following an altercation with her 6-foot, 8-inch-tall husband. A police
The Investigation Nursing homes are required to have sufficient staff to meet the needs of the residents or prevent neglect. It has always been a problem in the industry. Nursing homes need different levels of care depending on acuity or needs of residents. CMS adjusts the staffing expected based on assessments showing the needs of
Under-reporting Pressure Injuries Nursing Home Reporting published research proving the inaccuracy of quality measures on Nursing Home Compare. This is awful. Consumers want and need Nursing Home Compare to choose a safe place for their loved one. But the information is not accurate. The information is self-reported and not verified for accuracy and completeness. Integra