As COVID-19 cases begin to decline due to the distribution of vaccines, many skilled nursing facilities are now dealing with the inefficiencies the pandemic exposed – which are and will continue to significantly impact overall census. With the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services continually driving toward value-based care and bundled payment models, this is […]

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), antibiotics are among the most frequently prescribed medication in nursing facilities. However, 40-75% of those prescribed antibiotics may be unnecessary or inappropriate – causing risk of serious diarrheal infections from Clostridium difficile, increased adverse drug events and drug interactions, and colonization and/or infection with antibiotic-resistant […]