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May 2012 In 2005, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) conducted a study of 1,988 residents from 40 nursing homes in five states. In that study, CMS found that 40 percent of the residents surveyed said they did not get outside as much as they wanted. As one considers the nearly 800 people who said they could not get outside as much as they would like to, one can’t help but reflect on their inability to respond to a request that their bodies are making to them on a molecular level.
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May 2012 It would be difficult to argue that most people would not be happier and healthier if they could begin each day with a quiet, relaxed breakfast where there was a view of the ocean or the mountains. A peaceful stroll through the woods or a nice garden between the door of a home and the door of a car each day before work would better prepare everyone psychologically and physically for the day’s events.
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May 2012 It would be difficult to argue that most people would not be happier and healthier if they could begin each day with a quiet, relaxed breakfast where there was a view of the ocean or the mountains. A peaceful stroll through the woods or a nice garden between the door of a home and the door of a car each day before work would better prepare everyone psychologically and physically for the day’s events. May 2012 In 2005, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) conducted a study of 1,988 residents from 40 nursing homes in five states. In that study, CMS found that 40 percent of the residents surveyed said they did not get outside as much as they wanted. April 2012 The long term and post-acute care industry needs to hold the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) accountable for its inconsistencies, Jonathan Blum, deputy administrator of the agency, told the 425 attendees at the American Health Care Association/National Center for Assisted Living (AHCA/NCAL) Quality Symposium in February. April 2012 In a new report, the General Accountability Office (GAO) advised the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) to improve the way it monitors implementation of the Quality Indication Survey (QIS) process for nursing homes. March 2012 The national theme for the 2012 National Nursing Home Week (NNHW) is “Celebrating the Journey,” and for this year’s event it all starts on Mother’s Day, May 13, and continues through May 19. February 2012 While laundry might not be the first thing that comes to mind when thinking about the quality of care at a long term care facility, it does play an important role. How clean and fresh-smelling linens, towels, and garments are impacts the comfort level of patients, residents, and visitors. February 2012 The American Health Care Association/National Center for Assisted Living (AHCA/NCAL) has created a Quality Cabinet, which is out of the starting gate with an ambitious five-point agenda that includes a groundbreaking effort to develop outcome measures for therapy provided to skilled nursing facility residents. February 2012 While laundry might not be the first thing that comes to mind when thinking about the quality of care at a long term care facility, it does play an important role. January 2012 A big second step has been taken in the movement to accelerate the use of electronic health records (EHRs) in the long term and post-acute care setting (LTPAC) with the announcement by the Certification Commission for Health Information Technology (CCHIT) that the first two software products for use in the LTPAC sector received certification, according to a leading expert in the field. December 2011 In 2009, Skilled Healthcare, LLC, created a task force to tackle these issues and to further its goal to enhance the value of the facility QAA committee.
Task force participants included a wide range of stakeholders—administrators, clinical, and operational consultants. Along the way, further input came from facility medical directors and interdisciplinary team members.
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