New Jersey nurse champions ongoing education, mentorship in assisted living WASHINGTON, D.C. – Loretta Kaes, RN, BSN, the director of quality improvement, clinical services and regulatory affairs for the Health Care Association of New Jersey (HCANJ), was today named the 2018 recipient of the Jan Thayer Pioneer Award by the National Center for Assisted Living … [Read more]
The AALNA Board of Directors voted in November, 2015, to work with Lockton Affinity to offer an optional professional liability insurance benefit for AALNA members. Lockton Affinity was established in 1966 and has grown to be the world’s largest privately owned insurance brokerage firm. Currently, Lockton has 64 worldwide offices, over 4950 associates, insures 27 … [Read more]
By Megan Ruesink The nursing profession tends to attract those who have natural nurturing abilities, a desire to help others and a knack for science or anatomy. But there is another important skill that successful nurses share and it’s often over-looked: the ability to think critically. Critical thinking is defined in a number of ways … [Read more]
The Center for Excellence in Assisted Living (CEAL) and Coalition of Geriatric Nursing Organizations (CGNO) have released 2014 annual reports. These reports give a detailed overview of the kinds of policy changes, recommendations, and future that these AALNA supported organizations are working toward. It is with your support that AALNA is able to provide a … [Read more]
Since 2006, the number of skilled facilities cited by CMS for the use of unnecessary medications (F 329) increased nearly 75%. In response, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) identified reducing the off-label use of antipsychotics among patients/residents of skilled nursing centers as one of its priorities and set goals for a 15% … [Read more]