Tag: eldercare
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Join a membership that donates to Meals on Wheels for Elders and provides resources for the professionals who care for them
When The Going Gets Tough, The Tough Get Membership To Skilled Nursing Support is a membership organization for healthcare providers working with Elders, including nurses and other healthcare professionals, here are some reasons why joining the organization can be beneficial: Now, regarding Meals on Wheels, the organization also donates to Meals on Wheels, it adds…
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Music sets me free
Poem Created by: Maria Messina June 2023 Here I sit in my chair confused as can be But when I hear music I am free I forget how to move most days my caretakers would agree But when I am dancing I remember and I can move and I am free Most days I don’t…
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Elders deserve this committment everyday…….. Proclamation 10596 of June 14, 2023World Elder Abuse Awareness Day, 2023
see details in site below: https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2023-06-20/pdf/2023-13170.pdf Preventing elder abuse is crucial to ensuring the safety, well-being, and dignity of older adults. Here are some thoughts on how to prevent elder abuse: Raise General Public Awareness: Decrease Elder Risk: Help Caregivers of Elders Lastly….. Remember, preventing elder abuse requires a collective effort from individuals, communities, and…
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If you want to improve your Knowledge here is what you can do!
Cellulitis can be reoccurring and difficult to treat. Take the test…. I did and learnt new information… https://reference.medscape.com/viewarticle/991635
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Attention Health Care facilities please read Guidance for the Expiration of the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency (PHE) released May 1st
https://www.cms.gov/files/document/qso-23-13-all.pdf Also included is what surveyors should be assessing when in facilities for compliance.
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Nursing Home Leaders Informative 3 year statistical review provided by Marcum LLC
https://info.marcumllp.com/hubfs/pdf/marcum-three-year-nursing-home-statistical-analysis-2019-2021.pdf?hsLang=en There have been so many changes since 2019 and skilled nursing facilities are continuing to Pivot to meet the needs of the aging population. I continue to read in the news how nursing homes are either closing or changing owners and wonder what the affect will be for the aging population. I am curious…
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Just Released The White House “Announces Most Sweeping Set of Executive Actions to Improve Care in History”
See fact sheet: https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/statements-releases/2023/04/18/fact-sheet-biden-harris-administration-announces-most-sweeping-set-of-executive-actions-to-improve-care-in-history/ President Biden to “build on the minimum staffing standards for nursing homes and condition a portion of Medicare payments on how well a nursing home retains workers.”
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MMQ Nurses MassHealth has scheduled a Nursing Facility MDS Training. Sign up for educational link posted on Mass Senior Care
https://www.maseniorcare.org/member-resources/e-news-updates/masshealth-transition-patient-driven-payment-model-pdpm-masshealth April 14, 2023 Mass Senior Care has long supported and advocated for the conversion of the Medicaid MMQ payment system to the Federal MDS acuity system thereby eliminating the administrative burden of operating 2 acuity systems and to better capture the cost of resident care, which will become effective on October 1, 2023. MassHealth…
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MDS Draft RAI just released now the work can begin:
https://www.cms.gov/Medicare/Quality-Initiatives-Patient-Assessment-Instruments/NursingHomeQualityInits/MDS30RAIManual If you as a MDS coordinator or anyone in your facility needs help in educating your staff please reach out to Skilled Nursing Support Maria.messina@skillednursingsupport.com Call for a discovery call of what I may be able to help you with. 1-617-429-9903
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“AG Campbell Issues Advisory on Maximum Rates for Temporary Staffing in Nursing Homes”
To Ensure Continued Affordability in Long-Term Care Facilities, AG Advises Temporary Nursing Agencies on Rate Limits https://www.mass.gov/news/ag-campbell-issues-advisory-on-maximum-rates-for-temporary-staffing-in-nursing-homes This is refreshing to learn that Temporary Nursing Agencies are being advised to follow rate limits. Hopefully this will help Nursing Homes to be able to retain staff without the worry of them leaving to become travel nurses…