AHCA/NCAL, LeadingAge back medical expense deduction legislation … Nursing homes providing ventilator care would get more funding under proposed state bill … Scientists remain ‘cautiously optimistic’...
FDA app offers help with challenging infections
By
Danielle Brown
Dec 06, 2019
Operators having trouble treating residents with challenging infectious diseases now have a new resource for reporting their experiences with breakthrough medications.
SNF provides gifts for seniors
By
Danielle Brown
Dec 05, 2019
A West Virginia-based nursing home is on a mission to provide thousands of presents to residents this holiday season through its annual gift giving program.
Nursing home spending growth decelerates in 2018; overall healthcare spending hits $3.6T
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Danielle Brown
Dec 05, 2019
The growth of spending on nursing home services and continuing care retirement communities (CCRCs) slowed a bit in 2018, increasing by 1.4% to $168.5 billion. That compares to spending growth of 2% in...
Inpatient rehab better for stroke patient’s recovery than SNFs, study suggests
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Danielle Brown
Dec 05, 2019
Inpatient rehabilitation facilities may be a better post-acute option for stroke patients compared with skilled nursing facilities, according to a new study.
FDA launches app that aims to help providers treating tough infectious diseases
By
Danielle Brown
Dec 05, 2019
Providers having trouble treating residents with challenging infectious diseases now have a new resource for reporting their experiences with breakthrough medications. The Food and Drug Administration...
Also in the News for Friday, Dec. 6
Dec 05, 2019
Most nurses happy with career choice, survey finds … Facility fined $1,300 after fired nurse aide posted Snapchat video of resident … LeadingAge formally announces initiative that looks to foreign-born...
December Company briefs
Dec 05, 2019
»MatrixCare and its sister brands are sporting new logos as part of an initiative by ResMed that stresses the cross-setting seamlessness of its software platforms. The “MatrixCare by ResMed” tagline...
SNF evacuates in minutes
Dec 05, 2019
Staff members at a California skilled nursing facility were being hailed across the field for precisely evacuating more than 100 residents after they were given just minutes to evacuate due to a threatening...
Medicaid expansion on table
Dec 05, 2019
The Joint Revenue Committee in November approved a Medicaid expansion bill, pushing it to the full Legislature for consideration.