A Japanese study finds low-level light exposure at night can be associated with depressive symptoms in elderly adults. Researchers used light meters to measure nighttime light exposure in the bedrooms...
Whistleblower with millions at stake will appeal Consulate False Claims overturned verdict
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Kimberly Marselas
May 08, 2018
Whistleblower Angela Ruckh plans to appeal an overturned False Claims verdict that likely cost her upward of $50 million.
‘Mass chaos’: 37,000 nursing home eviction notices prepared in Louisiana
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Kimberly Marselas
May 08, 2018
Louisiana’s Department of Health is preparing to send eviction notices to about 37,000 nursing home and other long-term care residents who could lose Medicaid coverage under the current budget.
Obesity soars among long-stay nursing home residents
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Kimberly Marselas
May 08, 2018
The rate of obese nursing home residents jumped from 22% to 28% between 2005 and 2015, according to research presented at the 2018 American Geriatrics Society conference.
RN representation holds steady in nursing homes
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Kimberly Marselas
May 04, 2018
Despite an industry-wide push for staffing improvements, skilled nursing facilities did not reduce their reliance on nurse aides between 2014 and 2016, new federal data shows.
Brius Healthcare gets most citations for serious deficiencies, but it’s the state that gets the...
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Kimberly Marselas
May 04, 2018
California’s oversight agencies have not met their responsibilities when it comes to ensuring quality care at the state’s nursing homes, even as the three main providers there have grown into...
Lawsuit: Dangerous lift transfers preceded woman’s deadly fall at nursing home
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Kimberly Marselas
May 04, 2018
The family of a woman who died after falling while being transferred with a lift is suing her former nursing home for nearly $2.5 million.
Skyline’s implosion continues with Pennsylvania takeover
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Kimberly Marselas
May 03, 2018
The Pennsylvania Department of Health has installed temporary management at nine nursing homes owned by Skyline Healthcare, the latest group to fall in the growing collapse of the New Jersey-based operator.
Graying Maine tops 2018 list of best places to be a nurse
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Kimberly Marselas
May 03, 2018
Maine ranks as the best place to work for nurses in 2018, thanks to the state’s many job openings and aging population, according to WalletHub’s annual rankings.
Proposal would create long-term care benefit for Medicare beneficiaries
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Kimberly Marselas
May 03, 2018
Rep. Frank Pallone (D-NJ) unveiled a bill on Wednesday that would create a new long-term care benefit for Medicare beneficiaries, who could use it — regardless of income or living arrangements.