Based on the success of the vaccine rollout, the CDC released new guidance for vaccinated nursing home residents. Residents can resume dining activities without masking or social distancing restrictions. Visitation is back and even hugging residents. Facilities may need to limit the total number of visitors in the facility at one time, This will maintain
All falls by older adults can cause injury, including fractures, head trauma, and lower a person’s quality of life. Most are preventable with safe staffing and an adequate plan of care. According to the CDC, medical costs related to fall injuries are nearly $50 billion every year. One reason is medication. A new study from
WVTF had a great conversation about staffing in nursing homes. The average nursing home in the U.S. has their entire nursing home staff change over over the course of the calendar year. This is a horrible way to provide good, quality nursing home care.
Communication Skilled Nursing News reported in a recent webinar sponsored by MatrixCare discussing collaboration between physicians and nursing homes. SNFs are required to have a medical director – a physician responsible for coordinating care at the facility – by law. However, COVID showed improvement was long overdue. COVID is the catalyst for significant change in the
Skilled Nursing News spoke on March 22 with Dr. Sunil Pandya and Annaliese Impink. Pandya is the chief medical director of Atlanta-based SavaSeniorCare Administrative and Consulting LLC. Impink is an in-house lawyer for SavaSeniorCare chain. Sava has outsourced to the CMO role to Geriatric Administrative Provider Services (GAPS), a Dallas-based physician-led organization that provides medical
Congratulations to Dr. Traxler! The South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control (DHEC) announced Dr. Brannon Traxler as the agency’s Director of Public Health. Dr. Traxler assumed her position as director of Public Health last week. Dr. Traxler recently served as interim director of Public Health for the agency. She assumed after serving as