Tag: nursing home administrator
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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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Activities that foster residents with Dementia to sleep at night resource
Dementia and inability to sleep
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Unlocking Medicaid Reimbursement: Empowering MA MMQ Nurses with July MDS Preparation
Reminder that October 1st 2023, Medicaid will be utilizing the Nursing PDPM Component for Medicaid reimbursement. What does that mean? MDS’s Completed beginning in July could be the MDS’s utilized for Medicaid Payment. Be prepared: Ensure that in July MDS’s have the Correct Medicaid Number coded Ensure that all Nursing PDPM Clinical conditions are coded…
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From Meds to Minutes: Nurses’ Strategies for Curbing Unnecessary Medications and Timing Errors
Have you ever began your med pass for your residents and thought ………. Wow, I am never going to be in compliance with ……… Your state regulations for administration of Medications Do you know what a potential timing med error is ? “Count a wrong time error if the medication is administered 60 or more…
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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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Life is meant to be lived stress-free
Life is meant to be lived stress- free We all experience that moment at work, at home or just in life when we think we can’t handle the changes. Like you I had to adjust to: a new boss a new policy a change in my home life. My adult child moved home to save…
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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