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
The American Health Care Association and LeadingAge revealed that 20 to 25% of nursing homes have received false positive results from their COVID-19 point-of-care antigen testing devices. The results were discovered incorrect after using polymerase chain reaction (PCR) testing. Experts stated that the benefit of antigen tests is the reliability of a positive result. They
Scared Straight McKnight’s had a story that scares and exploits caregivers in nursing homes. But only if they fail to follow the safety rules. The article claims that criminal charges could be coming for a nursing home supervisor working without a mask. Multiple workers told the agency that they saw the nurse working without a