Tag: nursing homes
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Do you worry about the parent who remains in the community when one is in a nursing home and if they can still afford to stay in the community?
The decision to place one parent in a nursing home and keep one home can be a very difficult one. Unfortunately this is a decision that friends my age have to agonize over. They may have a parent who has Dementia and one that does not but is unable to provide the care to their…
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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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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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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…
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Skilled Nursing Support is ready to help your facility meet your 2023 Goals
Companies in the long term care industry are continuing to face the challenge of recruiting experienced MDS Coordinators. This is making it difficult to guarantee that your MDS process is as successful as it can be. Unfortunately, if your MDS is not coded correctly then other areas are affected. You may have poor Quality Measure…