Welcome to Continuing Care InSite.Info, the web site dedicated to providing health professionals not with just current information on issues affecting post-acute and long-term care, but with practical and innovative action strategies that can help address them. These strategies are developed in the trenches by colleagues who are working hard to improve the quality of care and life in nursing homes, assisted living facilities, home care and adult day care settings, and other continuing care programs. We invite you to bookmark this site and visit here often to keep up-to-date with the latest information on improving the quality of care in nursing homes, assisted living facilities, home care agencies, and other continuing care settings.
The Clinical InSite pages of this site include information on promoting quality clinical care in nursing homes, assisted living facilities, home care agencies, and other continuing care settings, as well as information and resources to meet the regulatory requirements of these settings. Topics include prevention of sentinel events such as pressure ulcers, dehydration and impaction. The development of evidence based standards of care is promoted, and the implementation and maintenance of aggressive quality assurance monitoring is explained.
The Financial InSite pages include information on long term care reimbursement and offer strategies for ensuring receiving appropriate reimbursement for services rendered in nursing homes, assisted living facilities, home care agencies, and other continuing care settings. Resources on staffing issues are also provided. We provide care in an era when expectations from our consumers and their families are high, and the availability of resources to meet those expectations is limited. Timely discussion of relevant reimbursement issues such as new RUG categories, therapy caps, and other Medicare and Managed Care reimbursement topics occurs on these pages. The focus is on making sure that facility systems and documentation support being reimbursed appropriately for the care provided. New!! Now includes FREE database access for checking your vendors for OIG compliance issues!
Quality of Life InSite pages offer reflections and resources on making facility care more home like, including the series Make a House a Home by Quality of Life Consultant Barbara Speedling. Culture change in nursing homes and other continuing care settings is more than just a fad-- it is a complete revolution in how care is planned and provided. These practical articles offer guidance on how to make facilities more home like and person-centered. Discussion of improving the environment, helping staff learn to interact on a more personal level, and other programmatic approaches to putting the home back in nursing homes is provided.
The Nursing Home Emergency Preparedness pages include information and resources to ensure those nursing homes, assisted living facilities, home care agencies, and other continuing care settings prepare for possible disasters. This planning will ensure that care can continue to be provided despite the community emergency. Strategies are also offered to help facilities prepare themselves to provide emergency care to their surrounding communities in the event of an emergency.
For information on providers, vendors, and informational web sites and blogs pertaining to continuing care, check out our Network page. Links are included to information on the newest models of continuing care, including Medicare Advantage Programs, Special Needs Insurance Plans, and PACE programs.
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| What makes a house a home? Click this image to visit Barbara Speedling's series of articles on improving the quality of life for nursing home residents. |
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