Five Changes to the Five-Star Nursing Home Rating System
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) created the Five-Star Quality Rating System
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CMS Announces Release of 2015 Impact Assessment of Quality Measures Report
CMS recently released the 2015 National Impact Assessment of Quality Measures Report (2015 Impact Report)
Working Together to EMPOWER Patients
How do we empower and energize patients to be active participants in their own care? That was the question-of-the-day at the recent EMPOWER Symposium in Birmingham, Ala., and long-term care leaders came with answers.
How to Make Sure Your Residents Get the Sleep They Need
Imagine…
Imagine having slept in the same room for 50 years. Then, your health requires that you be moved into a long-term care facility.
Share The Love
We all love to be loved. There’s no getting around it. If anyone tells you differently, they’re just in need of . . . well, a good, long hug.
Seemingly Insignificant Moments that Change the World
I recently had the pleasure of being a member of the audience for a presentation by David Farrell, an acknowledged nursing home administrator (NHA), author, educator, leader and all-around good guy.