Facility lands in receivership after unexpected death of independent nursing home owner
By
Elizabeth Newman
Jul 31, 2018
A Nebraska nursing home has been placed in receivership following the death of its long-time owner, state officials announced last week.
‘Avoid the object’ may help dementia care
By
Elizabeth Newman
Jul 27, 2018
A new that caught my eye found that 30 minutes of visually-guided movements per week can slow or even reverse the progress of dementia. This is good news.
Bay State prepares for more closures
By
Elizabeth Newman
Jul 20, 2018
The headline stopped me in my tracks: “Nursing home sector on verge of collapse.” It seemed a tad dire, even for an industry that seems to constantly predict disaster.
Medigap policies for seniors can often be denied, report finds
By
Elizabeth Newman
Jul 16, 2018
In most states insurance companies can deny Medigap policies to seniors because of a pre-existing condition, leaving possible long-term care consumers unable to pay for services, a new analysis finds.
Rural provider hopes lifted: Medicare to pay for virtual doctor visits
By
Elizabeth Newman
Jul 16, 2018
Physicians can receive Medicare payments for using telecommunications such as audio or video with patients, according to new guidelines from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services.
State levies biggest possible fine after unattended resident falls off toilet, dies
By
Elizabeth Newman
Jul 16, 2018
Providers are being advised to review toileting procedures in the wake of California’s stern treatment of a facility receiving the maximum fine for a recent resident accident.
Pump it up: How to support working mothers
By
Elizabeth Newman
Jul 13, 2018
You can set up employees for success by speaking up for breastfeeding coworkers.
Managed care organizations need to increase their fraud prevention efforts, OIG says
By
Elizabeth Newman
Jul 13, 2018
Managed care organizations, which oversee 80% of all Medicaid enrollees, are weak in fighting fraud and abuse, the Health and Human Services Inspector General said Wednesday.
‘Wake-up call’: MA beneficiaries with certain conditions less likely to visit emergency room,...
By
Elizabeth Newman
Jul 12, 2018
Medicare Advantage beneficiaries with hypertension, hyperlipidemia and diabetes are less likely to become hospital inpatients or visit the emergency room compared to traditional fee-for-service Medicare...
A new SCAN Foundation campaign aims to provide support and provoke discussion or the 10 million millennials who currently act as family caregivers, group executives said.