Rehab Realities by Renee Kinder

AUGUST 15, 2024

Furthermore, repeated, friendly interactions between staff and residents build trust and rapport, making care more personalized and improving the overall quality of life for residents. For further inquiries, she can be contacted here. Have a column idea? See our submission guidelines here.

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Daily Nurse

MARCH 19, 2025

Adult-Gerontology Nurse Practitioner (AGNP) AGNPs deliver care to the adult and older adult population by managing acute and chronic health problems. They may work in the clinic, long-term care, or acute care/hospital settings. They primarily work in a clinic or nursing home.

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The World According to Dr. El

MARCH 8, 2022

President Biden’s State of the Union address last week targeted several aspects of the long-term care industry, most of which have received more attention than his mention of reducing the inappropriate use of antipsychotic medications. As I’ve written about in the past (see “ Severely mentally ill residents: A ‘perfect storm’?

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Rehab Realities by Renee Kinder

AUGUST 18, 2022

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has contracted with Acumen LLC and Abt Associates to develop quality and cost measures for use in the IRF, LTCH, SNF, and HH QRPs and the Nursing Home Quality Initiative (NHQI). Project Support. She can be reached at rkinder@broadriverrehab.com.

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The World According to Dr. El

JANUARY 25, 2022

Their expertise can improve the functioning and atmosphere of the nursing home. Even under conditions where there are reasonably paid and sufficient staff, the nursing home is a stressful environment. Staff conflict is another frequent difficulty in the nursing home setting. Staff support.

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The World According to Dr. El

JANUARY 11, 2022

Attending to turnover has the potential to improve quality, reduce certain expenditures, and rehabilitate the public’s image of nursing homes. I’d also suggest attending to the emotional tenor of the nursing home. See my 2014 piece, “ The keys to reducing turnover in long-term care.”

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GeriPal

MARCH 14, 2024

Eric: Well, before we talk about dysphagia and revisit it, which is also interesting, because this is our first podcast, I think on dysphagia, but we’ve talked about it before on GeriPal, in our blog. I got a question then, because I see one in 12 nursing home patients with dementia are placed on thickened liquids.

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The World According to Dr. El

FEBRUARY 22, 2022

With worker shortages at critical levels, long-term care leaders are undoubtedly looking for creative solutions to their staffing woes. A nursing home with an on-site children’s day care program, or with a reduced fee voucher for a nearby day care service, would enhance the attractiveness of the job.

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The World According to Dr. El

FEBRUARY 8, 2022

I was tempted to listen to the STAT News event, “The exhaustion epidemic: Examining the COVID-19 burnout crisis in health care ,” while lying prone on the couch. Instead, I took notes and considered how this hospital-heavy analysis might apply to the long-term care industry. Eleanor Feldman Barbera, Ph.D.,

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The World According to Dr. El

APRIL 5, 2022

As I reviewed the many recent long-term care happenings and articles to select a topic for this week’s blog, my mind kept returning to the fascinating column by researchers Lindsey Creapeau and Jennifer Johs-Artisensi, “ Nursing assistants’ perspective holds the key to solving your staffing woes.” .

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Nurse.com

MARCH 14, 2023

In past blogs, I have written about the importance of your integrity and credibility when testifying in court. Credibility is also essential during board of nursing (BON) proceedings. In the following case, a nurse’s veracity was the focus of a state supreme court decision and decisions in three prior proceedings.

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Minority Nurse

JULY 5, 2023

Aneesah Coates, BSN, RN, is an experienced psychiatric mental health nurse with nearly ten years of experience in acute care, long-term care, and home health care. She is the owner of aneesahcoates.com and is passionate about helping nurses, current and aspiring, learn more about the profession.

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Nurse.com

JUNE 1, 2023

Stage three: Hashing a new plan Since our girls were now in school, I took a job as a nursing assistant at a nursing home. In those days, the nursing home trained nursing assistants and you didn’t have to be certified. I worked as a nursing assistant for a couple of years, then I was off to LPN school.

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Seasons Hospice

SEPTEMBER 19, 2024

Balancing the needs of aging parents with our own responsibilities and self-care can be both challenging and rewarding. In this blog post, we will explore strategies for maintaining a balance between caregiving duties and personal needs, ensuring that both you and your aging parents receive the care and attention you deserve.

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Seniority, the Mavencare Blog

NOVEMBER 25, 2020

We’ve talked before on the blog about how it can help seniors stay safe in their homes , and about how virtual spaces can provide seniors with both entertainment and opportunities to socialize. However, as we’ve already discussed on the blog , pet ownership is not always realistic for seniors for a variety of reasons.

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Rehab Realities by Renee Kinder

JULY 7, 2022

I see a similar theme in what likely appeared to be the overwhelming — yet we can all agree essential and needed — responses to the changes announced on June 29 related to Upcoming Guidance for Nursing Home Resident Health and Safety. specialized Training is required and available. Want to learn more? Training Resources.

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Rehab Realities by Renee Kinder

DECEMBER 9, 2021

Remember when I wrote to you all in a January 2017 blog titled, “ Is your rehab partner wearing blinders? that there was likely a shift occurring in post-acute care payment reform AND the fact that there was a technical expert panel (TEP) in place providing feedback and guidance to CMS?

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Elder Care Matters

MARCH 10, 2025

In this blog post, well highlight some of the most common mistakes families make when planning for elder care and how to avoid them to ensure your loved ones well-being and your peace of mind. The post Avoid These Common Mistakes in Elder Care Planning appeared first on Elder Care Directory - ElderCareMatters.com.

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JANUARY 25, 2023

They may choose to work in a children’s hospital, for example, or primarily with older populations in nursing homes. Nurses in this specialty can work in their choice of settings including medical offices, infusion centers, patient homes, hospitals, and mobile centers.

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Nurse.com

JULY 11, 2022

A long-term care nurse shared that her facility was accused of negligence in failing to use bed rails properly to prevent residents from falling out of bed. . The attorney will most likely discuss the federal Nursing Home Reform Act with the RN. The report was denied by the organization.

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GeriPal

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

He wants to know what do you guys think about the effect of private equity on hospice and long-term care? Eric: One out of six hospices, so there is financial concern, not just again with hospices, nursing homes, and now physician groups. I actually wrote a blog post about this when we were a blog.

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Evidence-Based Nursing - BMJ blogs

MARCH 19, 2023

This was in the 80s, before Long-Term Care (LTC) Standards were anywhere near what they are now. It was common then, and I’m afraid still today, to hear seniors swear they would never “go into a nursing home, because that’s where people go to die.” Topping the list of answers to the question, “How did we get here?”

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The World According to Dr. El

DECEMBER 21, 2021

With staffing shortages, reduced occupancy, the ongoing pandemic and other challenges, it’s a worrisome time for long-term care. Become part of a continuum of care – Even before the pandemic, no one wanted to come into a nursing home (unless they had no home of their own).

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The World According to Dr. El

MAY 3, 2022

These days, mental health in long-term care is getting far more attention than it used to. After 25 years as a nursing home psychologist, it’s pretty exciting to see. ABPP to address the behavioral health needs of long-term care residents. She and Margaret Norris, Ph.D., I know,” I replied.

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GeriPal

JANUARY 18, 2024

And you wrote, actually, a beautiful GeriPal blog about it a while ago. Eric: Just for the aging population, what about long-term care? Eric: Who manages, once a day, methadone once they’re admitted to a nursing home? And the nurse can’t dose it, they have to individually dose it.

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The World According to Dr. El

APRIL 19, 2022

The nursing home business has never been easy, but since the pandemic, it’s been vastly more difficult, with facility closures, large numbers of staff members departing, and new recruits hard to come by. CMS mandates Chief Experience Officer position for all LTC homes”. Community rallies to save local nursing home”.

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Healthcare Law Insights blog

JULY 14, 2022

In direct response to the significant challenges experienced by long term care (LTC) facilities throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, the Biden-Harris Administration announced its commitment to improving safety and quality of care. While a staffing level of 4.1 hours per resident day.

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Hospice and Nursing Homes Blog

APRIL 3, 2022

At nursing home mealtimes, I served as a hospice volunteer at several Detroit, Michigan nursing homes for many years. Frances Shani Parker, Author "Becoming Dead Right: A Hospice Volunteer in Urban Nursing Homes" [link] Hospice and Nursing Homes Blog [link]. What food?"

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Nurse.com

APRIL 22, 2023

Perhaps one of the most impacted was nursing homes and long-term care facilities. In infection prevention, the continuum of care is not relegated to a hospital, not relegated to a clinic, not relegated to an emergency room, not solely in the ORs. difficile can be prevented.

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Rehab Realities by Renee Kinder

OCTOBER 27, 2022

Furthermore, culture, cultural awareness and cultural competence are collectively listed a total of 125 times in the 861 pages of the updated State Operations Manual Appendix PP -Guidance to Surveyors for Long Term Care Facilities, (Rev. 208, 10-21-22).

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Hospice and Nursing Homes Blog

APRIL 5, 2021

I have been a hospice volunteer for twenty years, most of them in urban nursing homes. Once in high school as part of a school club, I visited a nursing home where I fed a woman jello. Years later, jello still reminded me of her and the nursing home, but not in a good way. Volunteering with sick people?

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Nurse.com

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

When I became an RN 25 years ago, I decided that caring for the elderly was where I would learn not only how to truly be a nurse. but how to care for the most fragile, and I was right. Mary’s son had taken Snowball in after her house was sold in preparation for her move to the nursing home.

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Rehab Realities by Renee Kinder

AUGUST 4, 2022

Additionally, we received press releases related to CMS Acts to Improve the Safety and Quality of Care of the Nation’s Nursing Homes and CMS Seeks Public Feedback to Improve Medicare Advantage. She can be reached at rkinder@broadriverrehab.com.

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Rehab Realities by Renee Kinder

APRIL 28, 2022

. • September 2021 – CMS continued to modernize the Care Compare sites to increase transparency and ensure that all individuals that CMS serves, as well as their families and caregivers, have the information to make informed care decisions. April 2022 – Updates posted to the CMS website for the National Quality Strategy.

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