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Soaring to new heights: Citation of Merit winner Air Force Village: The Mission, San Antonio, Texas
When Air Force Village—a not-for-profit organization established to provide communities for retired military officers and their spouses—set out…
Projects Read MoreHHS announces final rule on Medicaid expansion
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services on Friday issued a final rule, effective in 2014, that…
News Read MoreThe resident plant lady and her green wares
One morning during the late winter of 2010, I noticed in the rear dining room many dirt-filled plastic…
Projects Read MoreMedPAC’s latest report urges SNF payment cuts
In its annual report to Congress, the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC) on Thursday recommended reducing Medicare reimbursements…
News Read MoreHarness the power of your residents to promote legislative reform
I’m going to tell you a story about a time many years ago when I worked on Capitol…
Projects Read MoreCMS initiative seeks to reduce avoidable nursing home hospitalizations
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is committing up to $128 million to reduce avoidable hospitalizations…
News Read MoreCollaboration between nursing home RNs, LPNs could reduce medication errors
Nursing home registered nurses (RNs) and license practical nurses (LPNs) often differ in how they identify medication discrepancies…
News Read MoreThe marriage of the RAI, compliance and education
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services presented modifications in January to the Resident Assessment Instrument (RAI), which…
Projects Read MoreProviders warned to prepare for April changes to RAI manual
If the only certainty in this life is change, as the saying goes, then LTC providers are among…
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