Medicaid cuts could cost Michigan skilled nursing facilities more than $75 million … Study focuses on SNF, assisted living evacuation decision-making during hurricanes … Nursing homes piloting robot...
Providers fear harsher surveys as CMS seeks to improve surveyor oversight
By
Danielle Brown
Oct 20, 2019
Providers fear they could be subject to harsher surveys following the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services pledge to make revisions to the system used to monitor the performance of state survey agencies.
Home health care charges rising faster than nursing homes’
By
Danielle Brown
Oct 20, 2019
Charges for home health care services have increased by more than 7% over the past year — nearly four times as fast as the rise for nursing homes, according to a new survey.
Give nursing home residents with poor mental health jobs mentoring peers to improve their own health,...
By
Danielle Brown
Oct 20, 2019
Nursing home residents suffering from mental health issues, like loneliness and depression, may benefit from peer-mentoring programs, according to new findings published Thursday in the Journal of Post-Acute...
Also in the News for Monday, Oct. 21
Oct 20, 2019
Bye-bye spinal taps? Newly presented research on blood test for early Alzheimer’s detection shows it could potentially eliminate their need … OK nursing home disputes seizure by county for allegedly...
CCRC houses theater troupe
By
Danielle Brown
Oct 18, 2019
Before becoming residents at Judson Services, a continuing care retirement community based in Cleveland, many of its seniors were active fans of local theater. But as they’ve aged, it’s become harder...
Reader Poll: What do you recommend for getting through the tough times?
Oct 18, 2019
“Resilience. Resilience helps you deal with change and maintain a certain level of optimism. It keeps you grounded in reality. We all have tough times. We have to focus on what it will look like on the...
October Company Briefs
Oct 18, 2019
»CareWorx Fully Managed announced a partnership with Cliniconex, which offers a family engagement solution designed to return time to care through workflow automation. The goal is to make the Ottawa-based...
‘Public Charge’ rule fought
Oct 18, 2019
WASHINGTON, DC — Nearly 20 states, along with the District of Columbia, filed lawsuits challenging the federal government’s Public Charge rule. Officials recently published an amended Inadmissibility...
Many SNFs understaffed
Oct 18, 2019
NEW YORK — A recent investigation found that nearly 75% of New York’s skilled nursing facilities have been rated as “below average” or “much below average” for their staffing by the Center...