AGENCY: Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), Department of Labor. ACTION: Interim final rule; request for comments. SUMMARY: The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) is issuing an emergency temporary standard (ETS) to protect healthcare …
US Department of Labor’s OSHA issues emergency temporary standardto protect health care workers from the coronavirusOSHA also releases new guidance for all industries WASHINGTON, DC – The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration …
On June 1, AAPACN sent out the 2021 Work Study survey link—this survey will collect valuable information from both the nurse assessment coordinator (NAC) and director of nursing services (DNS) on wage, job satisfaction, and job …
Weekly health care personnel (HCP) & Resident COVID-19 Vaccination Weekly COVID-19 Vaccination Data Reporting Long-term care facilities can track weekly COVID-19 vaccination data for residents and healthcare personnel (HCP) through NHSN. Training Updates to Reporting …
While many nursing homes thankfully are no longer in crisis staffing mode, recruiting staff remains a top priority in a highly competitive job market. “Staff recruitment breaks down into meeting two overarching challenges,” says Julie …
Note from staff: This lawsuit, brought by the now director of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, not only alleges problems with the discharge process, it alleges that SNFs submitted false data to …
CMS Use of Data on Nursing Home Staffing: Progress and Opportunities To Do More (OEI-04-18-00451) The OIG has made four key recommendations related to staffing that CMS concurred with. These recommendations state that CMS should: Provide …
Note: The Access to Ombudsman information is highlighted in red in the memo, but that is what was revised in July. The new updates focus on the updated Q&As under the section, Individuals Entering and …
OSHA launches program to protect high-risk workers from coronavirus, focuses on employers that retaliate against workers with safety concerns WASHINGTON, DC – In response to President Biden’s executive order on protecting worker health and safety, the …
High nursing staff turnover in nursing homes offers important quality information Gandhi A, Yu H, Grabowski DC. Health Aff (Millwood). 2021 Prior research has found that high nursing staff turnover is associated with lower patient safety culture. …
Updated Mar. 10, 2021 Find the most recent update here: https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/hcp/infection-control-after-vaccination.html CDC guidance for SARS-CoV-2 infection may be adapted by state and local health departments to respond to rapidly changing local circumstances. On this page Visitation …
A resource guide, written by and for directors of nursing, administrators, and other nursing home leaders, outlines steps to reduce or eliminate urgent staff shortages, particularly shortages of direct care workers. This guide is from the …
The Center for Medicare Advocacy released a new report – Geography Is Not Destiny: Protecting Nursing Home Residents from the Next Pandemic – which explores facilities’ responses to the coronavirus crisis and examines how residents’ deaths were …
Medicare Part D Payments During Covered Part A SNF Stay Medicare Part A prospective payments to skilled nursing facilities (SNFs) cover most services, including drugs and biologicals furnished by the SNF for use in the …
CDC provides information on COVID-19 vaccinations for residents and staff: Importance of COVID-19 Vaccination for Residents of Long-term Care Facilities The Importance of COVID-19 Vaccination for Healthcare Personnel
HHS Proposes Modifications to the HIPAA Privacy Rule to Empower Patients, Improve Coordinated Care, and Reduce Regulatory Burdens The Office for Civil Rights (OCR) at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announces …
Study 1: New findings from a study of thousands of healthcare workers in England show that those who got COVID-19 and produced antibodies against the virus are highly unlikely to become infected again, at least …
Post-acute and Long-term Care Facility Toolkit: Influenza Vaccination among Healthcare Personnel Increasing Influenza Vaccination among Health Care Personnel in Long-term Care Settings Within this comprehensive toolkit are a number of resources intended to help long-term …
SARS-CoV-2 Exposure and Infection Among Health Care Personnel — Minnesota, March 6–July 11, 2020 Weekly / October 30, 2020 / 69(43);1605–1610 Summary What is already known about this topic? Health care personnel (HCP) are at increased …
Keep health workers safe to keep patients safe: WHO 17 September 2020 | GENEVA – The World Health Organization (WHO) is calling on governments and health care leaders to address persistent threats to the health and safety of …
COVID-19 Testing As part of CMS’ commitment to protecting nursing home residents, and to boost the surveillance of COVID-19, nursing homes are now required to conduct testing of residents and staff. More information about these …
Question: Could you please share some really good interview questions for an ADON position? Looking for questions that would show their commitment and knowledge to LTC. Answer: I like to use a combination of …
Changes to Staffing Information and Quality Measures Posted on the Nursing Home Compare Website and Five Star Quality Rating System due to the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency Memo #QSO 20-34-NH Posting Date 2020-06-25 Fiscal Year …
OSHA is committed to protecting the health and safety of America’s workers and workplaces during these unprecedented times. The agency will be issuing a series of alerts designed to keep workers safe. In a nursing …
A revised version of the PBJ Data Specifications (Version 4.00.0) is available to Users. The new release of the Data Specifications reconciles changes to the file layout, fileSpecVersion 4.00.0. Census tags have been removed from …
This user’s guide provides information and instructions pertaining to the CASPER Reporting application. Section 12, Payroll Based Journal (PBJ) Reports, address the staffing and census reports available to providers, including the Employee Report, the Census …
On a day-to-day basis, the DNS can become so busy with staff and resident care that they completely lose track of employee files. However, the DNS is often either directly responsible for or works with …
Question: With requirements for social distancing, we are thinking about how non-clinical staff can help. Do they need to take the feeding assistant training? Answer: Please see F 948 Required Training of Feeding Assistant and …
Based on currently available information and clinical expertise, older adults and people of any age who have serious underlying medical conditions might be at higher risk for severe illness from COVID-19. Based upon available information to date, …
By Jessica Kunkler, MA One in four nursing assistants and one in five home health aides report that they are actively looking for another job. That’s a lot of unhappy employees. This turnover comes at a …
The QIES Technical Support Office has updated its Payroll-Based Journal Frequently Asked Questions. Jan 23, 2020 · Payroll Based Journal (PBJ) Frequently Asked Questions 01/2020 (PDF 113 KB) From https://qtso.cms.gov/providers/nursing-home-mdsswing-bed-providers/reference-manuals
Toolkit 3: Guide to Improving Nursing Home Employee Satisfaction There are many resources out there to help nursing facilities improve quality, but it can be overwhelming to identify which are most relevant to your facility’s …
In Part 1 of this blog series, I talked about how your team communicates with you and how you can set expectations for that communication. In this post, I am going to touch on how …
The old saying you never get a second chance to make a first impression is sage advice for healthcare leaders. Nursing homes within the same geographical vicinity are competing with each other to attract talent, …
It can start out as little things. Something doesn’t feel quite right. The environment around you feels hushed or hostile. And then you become the target. That was the experience for a nurse who was …
It can start out as little things. Something doesn’t feel quite right. The environment around you feels hushed or hostile. And then you become the target. That was the experience for a nurse who was …
The nurse assessment coordinator’s role in ensuring compliance with complex federal requirements is paramount to the success of the financial operations of a facility and the care of residents. Use this NAC Job Description, provided …
The nurse assessment coordinator’s role in ensuring compliance with complex federal requirements is paramount to the success of the financial operations of a facility and the care of residents. Use this NAC Job Description to …
Staffing shortages are the primary challenge facing directors of nursing services (DNSs), according to 75 percent of the DNS respondents in the 2019 AADNS Director of Nursing Services Work Study and Salary Report. In addition, …
Last fall, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released two new CASPER reports for the Payroll-Based Journal (PBJ) system that went under the radar at many nursing homes. However, these reports are worth …
Time is running out – soon it will be a requirement to have an infection preventionist on staff at your facility. Use AADNS’s Infection Preventionist Job Description to help customize your job description for this …
Toolkit 1: Nursing Home Staff Competency Assessment UPDATE 1/08/19: The electronic versions of the Nurse and Management Assessment have been updated. Quality care is complex. That’s why the CMPRP competency assessment helps nursing homes break down …
CMS has developed a system for facilities to submit staffing and census information – Payroll-Based Journal (PBJ). This system will allow staffing information to be collected on a regular and more frequent basis than currently …
By Scott Heichel, RN, RAC-MT, DNS-CT, CIC, QCP TOOLS OF THE TRADE Modern-day job searching in the senior living industry starts with development of a personal brand. You need a good online presence in the …
Do you need in-service training on dementia management and resident abuse prevention? Hand in Hand: A Training Series for Nursing Homes focuses on caring for residents with dementia and preventing abuse. This training is …
The purpose of this online training program is to educate nurses and their managers about the health and safety risks associated with shift work, long work hours, and related workplace fatigue issues,. The training program …
What does it take to be a successful DNS? AADNS’s Body of Knowledge for the Director of Nursing Services in Long-Term Care identifies, defines, and measures the core competencies required of DNSs practicing in SNFs. …
The PBJ XSD Admin file V1.00.0 and PBJ Admin Excel to XML Template V1.00.0 A new PBJ XSD Admin file V1.00.0 is available in the download section below and should be used for linking employees. …
