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Helping you help them
Helping You Help them Are you ready to be the nurse who makes a positive impact in elderly residents lives while they reside in the Long term care setting? That has been my passion in my career. I have continued to surround myself with other healthcare staff who share this same drive. We all have…
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Read all about it:
https://www.hhs.gov/about/news/2023/02/09/fact-sheet-covid-19-public-health-emergency-transition-roadmap.html FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE February 9, 2023 Contact: HHS Press Office 202-690-6343media@hhs.gov Fact Sheet: COVID-19 Public Health Emergency Transition Roadmap Based on current COVID-19 trends, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is planning for the federal Public Health Emergency (PHE) for COVID-19, declared under Section 319 of the Public Health Service (PHS) Act, to expire at…
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So you have been wondering if there is a Medicare MDS Cheat sheet there is:
https://www.cms.gov/Medicare/Medicare-Fee-for-Service-Payment/SNFPPS/Downloads/MLN_CalL_PDPM_Presentation_508.pdf PDPM Assessment Schedule Medicare MDS Assessment Type Assessment Reference Date Applicable Standard Medicare Payment Days Five-day Scheduled PPS Assessment Days 1-8 All covered Part A days until Part Adischarge (unless an IPA is completed) Interim Payment Assessment (IPA) Optional Assessment ARD of the assessment throughPart A discharge (unless another IPA assessment is completed) PPS…
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Changing Times in Long term Care
Working in long term care has been a very rewarding career. I worked at MGH in Boston prior to joining the long term care industry. I remember being a little bored when I first joined the team. In The 80’s long term care facilities were more like a home away from home for our seniors.…
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What will Nursing Home life look like on May 11th?
Will we move from the image and memories of this photo to……… The return of caring for our elders in ways that promote positives outcomes. President Biden has announced that the PHE will be ending on May 11th. This will be such a welcomed day for our industry. Please visit the link for current information…
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Skilled Nursing Support is capable of supplying renewed energy !
2023 is approaching being one month old. How well did your facility and staff meet the challenges of this month. Are they excited for the upcoming changes of The Skilled Nursing initiatives that up being rolled out this year? This is an exciting time for our industry. We are in the position of learning new…
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Sunday Scaries
This summer I heard this term used by young adults who were getting ready to return to work on Mondays. I did not know what it meant so I decided to ask them. According to them it meant dread of returning to work on Monday. I asked what was causing them dread and they were…
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How do we negotiate our work schedule when we are salaried employees
Today I returned from a quick vacation. I took Thursday, Friday and Monday off. I came back feeling refreshed. My goal was to keep that momentum going? Well, it turns out that was not an easy task. My Tuesday felt like a Monday to me. I told myself that I was not going to return…
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How do we get through each day working in long term care with the challenges of decreased staffing and feeling that what we do is never enough.
Are you a manager who feels like this or do you have staff relay to you that they feel like this. If you are being honest then you and your staff may feel like this on any given day. Do you ask yourself is this job worth it? Is this job causing me to lose…