If current trends continue, occupancy rates in skilled nursing facilities could be headed to new lows this year, said analysts from the National Investment Center for Seniors Housing & Care.
Legionnaires’ traced to LTC
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Alyssa Salela
Jul 06, 2017
Long-term care facilities were the largest single source of Legionnaires’ disease cases in healthcare facilities in 2015, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
McKnight’s honored again
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Alyssa Salela
Jul 06, 2017
McKnight’s Long-Term Care News won four national awards at the 2017 American Society of Business Publication Editors competition.
C. diff rates in healthcare settings drop for first time in a decade
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Alyssa Salela
Jul 05, 2017
Clostridium difficile rates are dropping for the first time in a decade in healthcare settings, and it’s likely due to better cleaning and antibiotic prescribing policies, authorities say.
Third of nursing home residents list high pain levels in last months of life
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Alyssa Salela
Jun 30, 2017
One third of nursing home residents suffer significant pain in the last six months of life, a new study has found.
McKnight’s wins big in APEX awards
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Alyssa Salela
Jun 28, 2017
McKnight’s Long-Term Care News has earned a Grand Award and four Awards of Excellence at the 29th annual Awards for Publication Excellence announced Tuesday.
Facility fined $552,000 for resident elopement and death
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Alyssa Salela
Jun 27, 2017
A skilled nursing facility that ignored warning signs of potential resident elopement and later made medical mistakes near the time of a wanderer’s death, was fined $552,109, according to a recently...
FTC rules in-person visit not necessary before using telemedicine
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Alyssa Salela
Jun 26, 2017
The Federal Trade Commission voted on Wednesday to forego its investigation into the Texas Medical Board’s telemedicine restrictions because of a recent ruling allowing Texas physicians to use telemedicine...
CMS extends comment period for proposed new PPS
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Alyssa Salela
Jun 23, 2017
Federal regulators announced Thursday that they are extending the comment period for a proposal to revise the skilled nursing facility prospective payment system case-mix methodology.
House reform bill could cost more than 700,000 healthcare jobs: report
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Alyssa Salela
Jun 22, 2017
About 725,000 healthcare jobs could be lost over the next decade as a result of the pending House GOP healthcare bill, according to analysts.