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This episode of HealthCap Weekly Wrap explores key topics impacting senior living communities, including accurate schizophrenia diagnosis, substance use recovery, and Medicare policy challenges. It also highlights expert recommendations for improving insulin injection technique and diabetes education, helping enhance chronic disease management in older adults. Plus, we cover the CDC’s new measles preparedness toolkit, offering practical tools for outbreak prevention and resident protection. Each story provides timely insights and actionable takeaways for care teams and administrators.
Schizophrenia Facts – Center of Excellence for Behavioral Health in Nursing Facilities
This fact sheet provides a clear overview of schizophrenia, including the differences between positive, negative, and cognitive symptoms. It emphasizes that new-onset schizophrenia in older adults is rare and highlights the importance of distinguishing it from other conditions like dementia-related psychosis.
Validating Schizophrenia Diagnoses and Planning for Appropriate Care
This resource outlines best practices for accurately diagnosing schizophrenia in long-term care settings and stresses the risks of mislabeling residents. It also offers guidance on multidisciplinary assessments and creating individualized, person-centered care plans.
4 Ways to Promote Recovery in Nursing Facilities
Focused on substance use recovery, this document highlights four key strategies communities can use to support residents—cultivating hope, empowering choice, delivering person-centered care, and building collaborative teams. It provides actionable guidance for reducing stigma and fostering long-term recovery.
Advance Insulin Injection Technique and Education With FITTER Forward Expert RecommendationsThis article from Mayo Clinic Proceedings presents updated global recommendations for insulin injection technique and education, developed by the FITTER Forward international expert panel. It covers best practices for device selection, injection procedures, site rotation, and structured patient training. The goal is to improve insulin effectiveness and safety, especially in older adults managing diabetes.
Vulnerabilities Remain Under Medicare’s Two-Midnight Hospital Policy
This Office of Inspector General report investigates how inconsistencies in applying Medicare’s two-midnight rule affect hospital billing and resident transitions to skilled nursing care. It warns that residents may face denied coverage or unexpected costs due to misclassified inpatient stays.
CDC Measles Preparedness Toolkit
The CDC’s updated toolkit provides comprehensive guidance for preventing and responding to measles outbreaks in healthcare environments. It includes vaccination recommendations, screening checklists, isolation protocols, and ready-to-use communication materials for staff, residents, and families.