Tag: skilled nursing
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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…
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Embracing Strength: Navigating Breast Cancer as a Nurse
I know what it is like to get the dx of cancer and think…… Is my life over…….. Will I be able to work as a Nurse……. Stop! Change your mindset! Embrace these Strategies! I am a breast cancer survivor. I did not lose my job rather my company supported me and I actually was…