Tag: Long term staff
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? Embracing Wisdom: Breaking Down Age Barriers in the Workplace ?
Let’s celebrate the power of experience and knowledge in the workplace! ? Age should never limit someone’s potential or contributions. As a passionate long-term care nurse and advocate for inclusive environments, I’ve seen firsthand the incredible value that different generations bring to the table. Just like in healthcare, where our elders’ wisdom enriches us, workplaces…
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SNF Provider Preview Reports – Now Available
Reminder from:http://CMS.gov “REMINDER: The Skilled Nursing Facility (SNF) Provider Preview Reports have been updated and are now available. These reports contain provider performance scores for quality measures, which will be published on Care Compare and Provider Data Catalog (PDC)during the October 2023 refresh. Providers have until August 14, 2023 to review their performance data. Only updates/corrections to the underlying assessment data before the…
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Long-term care facilities can track weekly COVID-19 vaccination data for residents and healthcare personnel (HCP) through NHSN
See all resources at link below https://www.cdc.gov/nhsn/ltc/weekly-covid-vac/ TrainingNHSN Person-Level Vaccination Forms: June Release Updates – June 2023 Slideset [PDF – 3 MB] https://www.cdc.gov/nhsn/pdfs/ltc/covidvax/Person-Level_Long-term-Care-Weekly-COVID-19-Vaccination-Form-Changes-and-Updates_cp508.pdf Updates to Weekly COVID-19 Vaccination Data Reporting: Long-term Care Facilities – June 2023 Slideset [PDF – 2 MB] https://www.cdc.gov/nhsn/pdfs/ltc/covidvax/Final-Long-term-Care-Weekly-COVID-19-Vac-Form_Updates_LoriHaas_AudreyRobnett_Brown_508c.pdf Up to Date Vaccination Status: Surveillance Definition Change – June 2022 https://www.cdc.gov/nhsn/pdfs/ltc/covidvax/up-to-date-vaccination-status-surveillance-definition-change-508.pdf NHSN…
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“Investigational Three-Month TB Regimen Is Safe but Ineffective, NIH Study Finds”
“The World Health Organization estimates that 10.6 million people fell ill with TB in 2021, and 1.6 million people died—the first increase in those estimates in more than a decade. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimates that approximately 13 million people in the United States live with latent TB infection—during which TB bacteria…
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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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CMS-approved MDS 3.0 Final Section S Items
See link for your specific state requirements: for which this excerpt was quoted from https://qtso.cms.gov/system/files/qtso/October%202023%20Section%20S%20Items.pdf Overview “The tables list the Section S items that will be active on MDS 3.0 records with a target date on or after October 1, 2023. The active item on each item subset code (ISC) is marked with a “Y”.…
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Do you know the difference between residents feeling lonely vs. Socially isolated???
Listen to this podcast:https://youtu.be/7ZgoaXRnn5E Have you assessed your residents for feelings of social isolation or loneliness?Do you know the Difference?Have you ever been in a room surrounded by others and felt lonely?You are there but you have an uncomfortable feeling because you are not connected with anyone.Think of a party you are at but feel…
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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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Look What I found!
Cms released Part 1 SNF May 2023 training guidance for MDS v1.18.11 http://2023_May_SNF Guidance Training Program_Part 1 (ZIP) https://www.cms.gov/medicare/quality-initiatives-patient-assessment-instruments/nursinghomequalityinits/skilled-nursing-facility-quality-reporting-program/snf-quality-reporting-program-training The zip file contains the training guidance for all the changes and the second link is the page where you can locate the training program. The link is at the bottom of the page. Here is…