Laura Helbling
The guidelines on infection control and prevention of COVID-19 in nursing homes were released on March 13, 2020, by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS).[1] Overarching Guidance Nursing home staff members should regularly monitor the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)...
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homes.TheSFFmethodology assignspointstodeficienciescited onstandardsurveysandcomplaint investigations,andtorevisits conductedtoensurethat deficiencieshavebeencorrected. CMSusesitsmethodology periodicallytoidentifycandidates fortheprogram—nursinghomes withthe15worstscoresineach ...
Three Democratic senators are asking the HHS Office of Inspector General to investigate whether CMS exercised appropriate oversight of the use of hydroxychloroquine to treat COVID-19 in nursing homes -- particularly in cases where patients or their families didn’t consent to the experimental drug’...
Objectives: The aim of this study was to evaluate the current post-gastrostomy management of plwMND to understand why they often experience poor nutritional outcomes following the placement of a feeding tube and to develop evidence-based guidelines for optimal management. Methods: A longitudinal multi...
CMS has amended the definition to include audio-only communications technology for telehealth services, specifically for the diagnosis, evaluation, or treatment of mental health disorders for established patients in their homes under certain circumstances. However, most services still require two-way, real...
Perceptions of Coordination of Care Between Hospice and Skilled Nursing Facility Care Providers The number of older Americans who are finding Nursing Homes (NH) or Skilled Nursing Facilities (SNF) as their final place of care is increasing each year, ... K Martz,A Gerding - 《Journal of Hospi...
(HealthDay)—State governors should use "extreme caution" in deciding when to allow visits to nursing homes to resume, the U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services said Monday.
The wipes are made in the USA and are designed for use in hospitals and healthcare centers, day care centers and nursing homes, schools, cafeterias, gyms, grocery stores, restaurants and bars, public transportation hubs and any other highly-populated areas where disease can easily spread. The ...