Compound found in grapes, peanuts may help prevent memory loss
By
John Hall
Feb 06, 2015
The same compound thought to be good for aging hearts may be good for elderly brains as well, researchers announced recently. In fact, it could potentially help people with neurodegenerative diseases like...
ACA replacement to be unveiled Thursday
By
John Hall
Feb 05, 2015
On the heels of Wednesday’s House vote to repeal Obamacare, three Republican congressmen plan to introduce legislation Thursday that would replace the president’s signature healthcare law.
More red states considering Medicaid expansion
By
John Hall
Feb 05, 2015
Republican lawmakers in several states are using the Affordable Care Act to draw upon federal dollars and expand the Medicaid program, a notion the long-term care industry fears will sap much-needed funding...
NH nursing home owners fighting back against cuts
By
John Hall
Feb 05, 2015
New Hampshire’s nursing homes, which have been on the block since 2015 dawned for a potential $7 million payment cut, are now fighting back.
Forum choice not integral to arbitration contract, judge says
By
John Hall
Feb 04, 2015
In a victory for a Georgia nursing home, a listed forum for arbitration was not an integral part of the document signed by a resident’s mother, a federal judge has ruled.
‘Superagers’ have different brains
By
John Hall
Feb 04, 2015
Often referred to as the “cognitive elite,” or “superagers,” sharp-thinking seniors close to either side of 100 have brains that could yield changes in memory care and treatment...
California mulls assisted living cameras
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John Hall
Feb 04, 2015
California may allow some form of videotaping in assisted living facilities, following mounting pressures from concerned families and positive outcomes from an Orange County facility that installed the...
2016 budget aims for $400 billion in Medicare reductions
By
John Hall
Feb 03, 2015
Nursing homes will be asked to deliver care much more efficiently and for significantly less over the next 10 years based on proposals in the 2016 budget released by the White House on Monday.
Non-drug interventions reduce delirium: study
By
John Hall
Feb 03, 2015
Providers could reduce rates of delirium and its attendant injuries from falls and save the healthcare system $10 billion a year if they practiced better interventions, according to a new study.
CMS proposes expanding Medicare coverage for HIV screening
By
John Hall
Feb 03, 2015
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has proposed a plan to provide high-risk individuals over 65 coverage for one annual voluntary Human Immunodeficiency Virus screening.