Evaluation of nutritional status is critical, either to identify if an individual has nutritional imbalance due to an underlying condition or to assess if an individual is likely to develop a pathological condition due to nutritional imbalance. A detailed, systematic evaluation of a patient’s nutritional status conducted by healthcare providers in a team-based setting to
Researchers found a one-month condition of all RREM types of 20% in a large-scale resident-resident elder mistreatment (RREM) study. The researchers studied a sample of 2,011 residents from 10 facilities in New York. The study found verbal aggression to be most common at 9%, physical aggression at 5%, other forms of mistreatment at 5%, and
A new analysis released shows that the recently finalized minimum staffing rule would save 13,000 lives annually. Despite the fact this rule will save 13,000 lives, the nursing homes industry continues to push to have the rule blocked. Some in Congress have introduced legislation and resolutions to block the rule. Senator Elizabeth Warren announced the findings in a
Forbes reported on a study by health economists at UCLA and Lehigh University. Nursing home owners understate profits to federal regulators by shifting income to related businesses. Ashvin Gandhi and financial economist Andrew Olenski looked into how operators “tunnel” expenses to related parties. The bottom line is that staffing levels within nursing homes will increase
Omega Healthcare Investors have created a hopeful plan for 2024. The REIT noticed a balanced occupancy rate despite slow progress due to uneven staffing. Omegas occupancy levels have continued to rise. Due to the operating “restructuring”, REIT revenue and earnings declined in the fourth quarter of 2023. CEO of Omega, Taylor Pickett, states that earnings
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