The ADL Difference

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Take a look at this: (click to enlarge) View fullsize This is data from 2016. At that time, Broad River Rehab was just getting started. We were serving only 8 facilities. But even at this early stage you can see that our customers had significantly higher ADL scores than national averages. We’d effectively moved more… Continue reading The ADL Difference

PDPM, Non-Therapy Ancillaries & MDS Section I

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PDPM includes a new pay category, the non-therapy ancillary or NTA. Everyone I’ve talked to agrees the NTA payment is a good idea. But, since it’s new, we’re going to have to work on understanding how it’s supposed to work, and how we can most easily and efficiently complete the assessment with accurate information. View… Continue reading PDPM, Non-Therapy Ancillaries & MDS Section I

4 reasons why you should have a robust Restorative Nursing Program in your facility

Restorative Nursing Programs are essential for provision of care for residents in long term care.  Imagine yourself as a resident in a nursing home (for some that though alone causes anxiety) – would you want to maintain your physical ability to continue to be as independent as possible?  Would you want to have trained staff… Continue reading 4 reasons why you should have a robust Restorative Nursing Program in your facility

Q&A with Joel VanEaton

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Recently Broad River Rehab welcomed Joel VanEaton to the team. In this posting we’re going to ask Joel some burning questions we’ve been wondering about and get his perspective. BRR: How will PDPM change the role of the MDS nurse? JVE: Under PDPM the MDS nurse will only become more important for one primary reason:… Continue reading Q&A with Joel VanEaton

Welcome Joel VanEaton!

Broad River Rehab’s Mission and Philosophy statements speak of knowledge and passion.  These are two essential values of our employees and clients.   It is rare for an organization to have the opportunity to hire a recognized expert in his/her field, and one who also displays an ardent passion in caring for the elderly, but we have done it! Broad River Rehab is excited to… Continue reading Welcome Joel VanEaton!

PDPM – Section GG

By now you’ve problem heard that section GG is taking on increased importance with PDPM. Some are even saying that Section GG will become the key to outcome-based payments. Suffice to say, now is the time to brush up on your familiarity with Section GG.  Section GG is is included in the Broad River Rehab… Continue reading PDPM – Section GG