A sample of clinicians and administrators at 700 nursing homes nationwide revealed that while telehealth appears to be one COVID-19 trend that’s here to stay, integration of the technology can come at a cost. For some facilities, telehealth was found to cause less socialization opportunities for older adults, and for a patient population that includes […]
University of Missouri
If a nursing home wants fewer hospitalizations, it needs more nursing personnel. This was the takeaway from a report released in October on an initiative supported by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS). The initiative was meant to reduce avoidable hospitalizations among nursing facility residents, and was part of the Missouri Quality Initiative for Nursing […]
Registered nurses (RNs) are better equipped than licensed practical nurses (LPNs) to identify medication order discrepancies that could lead to major problems, according to a new study from the University of Missouri. “If we’re not managing these medications appropriately and not identifying what the potential problems are, these residents may end up back in the hospital,” […]
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