The Hospice Collaboration Toolkit assists facility leaders to understand hospice services and provides guidance on how to enhance collaboration, thus improving the quality of care and the quality of life for residents nearing end-of-life experience. Also included is an audit tool to assist the facility leader in ensuring a good …
In this podcast, Amy Stewart, MSN, RN, DNS-MT, QCP-MT, RAC-MT, RAC-MTA, vice president of education and certification strategy for AAPACN, and Rick Russell, president and CEO of Hospice of Northwest Ohio, discuss the role of hospice in nursing facilities.
Podcast (ltc_don_chat): Play in new window | Download (Duration: 13:14 — 9.1MB) | Embed
Jan 26, 2022 As part of its commitment to improve transparency and help families and caregivers find the best quality of nursing home care for their loved ones, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) will begin posting for the first time ever, staff turnover rates and weekend staff …
The January 2022 refresh of the Skilled Nursing Facility (SNF) Quality Reporting Program (QRP) data is now available on Care Compare and Provider Data Catalog (PDC). The data are based on quality assessment data submitted by SNFs to Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) from Quarter 3, 2020 through Quarter 1, 2021 (3 …
Causes and Contributing Factors of DNS Turnover The 2021 AAPACN survey found that 37% of DNS respondents changed their job in the last 12 months, and 40% intend to change their job within the next 12 months. In general, common reasons people cite for voluntarily leaving their position include: Limited …
Question: Where can I find the latest guidance regarding health care personnel returning to work after COVID-19? Answer: The Work Restrictions for HCP Table on the Center for Disease and Prevention’s (CDC) webpage provides information regarding return to work criteria based on both the staff member’s vaccination status and staffing …
This CISA Insights is intended to ensure that senior leaders at every organization in the United States are aware of critical cyber risks and take urgent, near-term steps to reduce the likelihood and impact of a potentially damaging compromise. All organizations, regardless of sector or size, should immediately implement the …
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has recently updated COVID-19 quarantine and isolation recommendations for healthcare and non-healthcare settings. During this COCA Call, presenters discussed the science supporting these changes, the populations and settings to which these changes apply, and additional precautions people should take at the end …
The last two weeks of data show steep increases in staff and resident COVID-19 cases, particularly staff cases: https://data.cms.gov/covid-19/covid-19-nursing-home-data
There are several great resources for facility leaders to utilize. The Society for Post-Acute and Long-term Care Medicine (AMDA) has several great resources in their COVID-19 Vaccine Education Toolkit. These resources are free to everyone, however, you will need to register with AMDA to access them. The Centers for Disease …
