McKnight’s reported on two recent studies that highlight the importance of communication in the healthcare industry. Communication breakdowns among care team members in nursing homes and home-based care undermine patient safety. A Swedish study of 112 assistant nurses in nursing homes found that these frontline workers serve a key role in monitoring patient safety, often
Data published in the Nursing Home Staffing Q3 2024 report reveals that more than 90% of nursing homes across the United States are understaffed. Understaffing within a nursing home results in substandard quality of care and inadequate care levels for residents. The report shows that every state in the country, except Alaska and Oregon, reported
What happens when nursing homes that are already severely understaffed are forced to lose even more staff? Americans are soon to find out, as the Trump administration continues to end the legal status of immigrants working in health care fields and deport them from the United States. Nursing facilities are known to rely heavily on
The Iowa Dispatch reported another drug diversion by a nursing home nurse. After 20 years of work at the Iowan nursing home, Friendship Haven, in July 2024, nurse Lacy Dencklau tested positive for methamphetamine. Seven months earlier in December 2023, the nursing home’s own Human Resources director reported that nurse Dencklau had “‘not been acting right.’”
A recent article from Skilled Nursing News highlights a growing trend in long-term care: the adoption of AI-powered monitoring systems. On paper, the benefits seem like a promising way to respond to worsening staffing shortages and increasing patient acuity. AI can offer predictive alerts, fall detection, streamlined documentation, even workload balancing. But as with all
McKnight’s had an article on Medicare’s 5 Star Rating. The level of quality care in nursing homes is in erratic and inconsistent, as more than a quarter of 5-star-rated facilities have slid and fallen to the lowest rating, while more than two-fifths have climbed from the bottom to the top, achieving the highest rating in
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