As we look toward the end of 2015, it’s worthwhile to remember the history of nursing homes that have withstood more than a century of immeasurable changes.
Good news for Medicaid facilities
By
Elizabeth Newman
Nov 20, 2015
Nursing homes that take Medicaid beneficiaries or dual eligibles often know they are admitting low-income, chronically ill seniors. Now there is some good news: The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services...
Sloan’s appointment is a historic moment
By
Elizabeth Newman
Nov 13, 2015
While I couldn’t be everywhere during LeadingAge, to the best of my knowledge new executive and president Katie Smith Sloan didn’t walk across the stage to the tune of a Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie...
Understanding Lewy body dementia
By
Elizabeth Newman
Nov 06, 2015
The song “Friend Like Me” has popped up pretty frequently on my favorite Pandora station lately, and that’s made me sad. It was sung in the movie “Aladdin” by Robin Williams,...
OPRS receives grant to battle readmits
By
Elizabeth Newman
Nov 05, 2015
Verizon Foundation has given a $23,000 grant to Ohio Presbyterian Retirement Services to expand its Home to Stay program, including to skilled nursing residents.
AOD Software, Inofile unite on interoperability advances
By
Elizabeth Newman
Nov 05, 2015
A partnership between AOD Software and Inofile may signal new advances in secure interoperability, company executives said.
CMS showing its discomfort with arbitration arrangement
By
Elizabeth Newman
Nov 05, 2015
Residents should fully understand binding arbitration agreements, and know that they have the option to contact federal, state or local healthcare officials about them, according to a proposed rule from...
New approach to depression
By
Elizabeth Newman
Nov 05, 2015
Antipsychotic medications may help those over age 60 who have been diagnosed with depression, according to results of a clinical trial published in The Lancet.
Many choose to bypass flu shots
By
Elizabeth Newman
Nov 05, 2015
Long-term care workers have the lowest rate of influenza vaccine coverage, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has found.
Democrats seek end to arbitration options
By
Elizabeth Newman
Nov 05, 2015
A group of U.S. Senators is urging an outright ban of nursing home arbitration agreement clauses in pre-admission documents.