Never too late to exercise, muscle-building study finds
By
Danielle Brown
Oct 17, 2019
Regular exercise for nursing home residents can still be beneficial, even if they’ve never participated in structured programs throughout their lives, according to a new study. The muscle-building...
Hearing aids may cut dementia diagnoses
By
Danielle Brown
Oct 17, 2019
Seniors who get hearing aids after being recently diagnosed with hearing loss are less likely to be diagnosed with dementia and depression than those without aids, according to a study published in the...
60 seconds with … Leah Klusch
Oct 17, 2019
Leah Klusch, Executive Director for The Alliance Training Center Q: What’s vital for dealing with the Patient-Driven Payment Model? A:Are you on time with your assessment process? Being late in this...
Feds fix incorrect VBP reports
By
Danielle Brown
Oct 17, 2019
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services have issued corrected value-based purchasing (VBP) reports for skilled nursing facilities following a calculation mistake. The agency said the error was...
Mammograms may be moot
By
Danielle Brown
Oct 17, 2019
Providers may want to consider stopping routine mammograms for women age 75 and older after a study found that they’re 123 times more likely to die from causes other than breast cancer. Among 220,000...
Job seekers often unfit
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Danielle Brown
Oct 17, 2019
More than 25,000 job applicants were deemed ineligible to work in long-term care through the federal background check program over the last two years. The nationwide number is estimated to be much higher....
Providers look to foreign-born caregivers to ease LTC staffing shortages
By
Danielle Brown
Oct 16, 2019
Long-term care providers are hoping several policy recommendations will ease caregiver shortages.
Lawmakers want more awareness, screenings to decrease falls
By
Danielle Brown
Oct 16, 2019
More awareness and improved screenings could help prevent falls and falls-related injuries in seniors, according to a new report released by the U.S. Senate’s Special Committee on Aging this week.
Genesis announces lease/buy-back agreement for 18 SNFs
By
Danielle Brown
Oct 16, 2019
One of the nation’s top post-acute care providers has entered into a lease agreement that would allow it to buy back 18 skilled nursing facilities it previously leased.
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