With the multitude of value-based purchasing changes emerging from the Affordable Care Act it is easy to miss some. Most of you know that in October new conditions will added to the hospital re-admissions penalty program. What you may have
Month: May 2014
27th
May
The 10% Savings Goal
Saving more for retirement may not top your to-do list these days. The problem is most people need to save more, often a lot more, to build a nest egg that can meet their needs. Here’s a relatively painless way
22nd
May
Listen to Your Body
But what does this really mean? How do we listen? Am I hungry? Or am I just bored? Paying attention to what our body is telling us takes practice and patience. We must understand that it is impossible to eat
22nd
May
Living the Values: May 2014
May isn’t quite over yet. So, it would be unfair for me to choose a “Living the Values” winner for this month before it June has arrived! But, I came across a video yesterday that blew me away. Because of
21st
May
SNF Therapy Research Project
In the 2014 SNF PPS Proposed Rule, CMS provided an update on the SNF Therapy Research Project, and noted that it has contracted with Acumen, LLC, and the Brookings Institution. The purpose was to identify potential alternatives to the existing
20th
May
ORAL CARE AND HEALTH IN LONG TERM CARE
Care givers in long term care settings struggle with providing good oral care for their residents. Consistent, adequate, oral hygiene can be a challenge with long term care admissions that have diagnoses such as dementia and often resist routine dental
16th
May
Security Awareness
Did you know that every 13 seconds a home intrusion is committed? Did you know that 2,500+ cars are stolen per day? That’s almost 2 cars a minute! The next time you leave your car in a parking lot at
16th
May
May is Senior Citizen’s Month
The month of May is Senior Citizen’s Month. Our senior citizens are very important to us for many reasons and every now and again they need to be reminded of that. The Cookie Jar Fund would like to challenge you