Inside Nursing Home 'Microtransitions' and How to Reduce Risk
McKnight's Long-Term Care News
Routine "microtransitions" within a nursing home can trigger negative health events for patients, but they're often overlooked compared to highly regulated transitions of care between healthcare settings. That's why a group of researchers recently gathered 39 post-acute and long-term care experts to understand what best practices are already in play and how nursing home staff can implement others. The resulting recommendations are included in a consensus statement published in JAMDA. Read more
'Ready to Care?' Nursing Homes Begin to Grapple With Nation's Aging HIV Population
McKnight's Long-Term Care News
If people diagnosed with AIDS at the height of the epidemic entered a nursing home, it was often for care that looked like a more clinically complex form of hospice: They went there to die. Today, a patient living with HIV that is well managed can live a full life, but shrinking long-term care demand has forced the closure of some skilled nursing facilities known for their HIV programs in recent years. Long-time PALTmed member Dr. David Nace was interviewed for this article as well as part two of the series—Costly HIV Medications, Payment Policy Stymie Long-Term Care Access—and you can hear more from him and others on this important topic in this webinar: Caring for People with HIV in Long-Term Care: An Update for Clinicians.
Social Service Staffing and Quality of Care Outcomes in US Nursing Homes
JAMDA
This study examines the association between social service staffing intensity and resident quality of care outcomes in U.S. nursing homes between 2021 and 2023. Read more.
Skilled Nursing News
As census rebounds across nursing homes, the growing influence — and financial strain — of Medicare Advantage is pushing providers to rethink both their payer mix and physical design of buildings. Read more.
Perception of Quality Shifts From Compliance to Excellence for Healthcare Leaders
McKnight's Senior Living
Improving care, reducing costs and addressing workforce shortages are top objectives for healthcare leaders as their perception of quality shifts from mere compliance to excellence. That's according to new findings of a two-year national study released by the National Association for Healthcare Quality. Read more.