White women still constitute majority of oldest LTC residents, CDC finds
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McKnight's Staff
Apr 11, 2013
Elderly white women still make up the majority of the oldest nursing home residents, according to Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, although other researchers have found the number of white residents...
Nursing home costs approach $84,000 a year, Genworth survey shows
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McKnight's Staff
Apr 10, 2013
The cost of long-term care continues to rise, according to the 10th annual Cost of Care Survey from insurance company Genworth. The median annual cost of a private nursing home room reached $83,950 this...
CMS changes nursing home inspections in response to sequestration cuts
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McKnight's Staff
Apr 10, 2013
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services will change some nursing home survey procedures in response to budget cuts from sequestration, according to memos released Tuesday. The CMS Survey & Certification...
$1.3 million Immediate Jeopardy fine for Oklahoma nursing home that housed registered sex offender
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McKnight's Staff
Apr 10, 2013
An Oklahoma nursing home faces a $1.3 million Immediate Jeopardy fine for failing to appropriately supervise a registered sex offender resident.
CMS announces lower minimum request limit for recovery audit contractors
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McKnight's Staff
Apr 09, 2013
Medicare recovery audit contractors (RACs) can request as few as 20 records in a 45-day period from skilled nursing facilities and other providers as of April 15, according to the Centers for Medicare...
Nursing homes can enhance pain management with cognitive behavioral therapy, new guidelines say
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McKnight's Staff
Apr 09, 2013
Nursing home residents in chronic pain may benefit from cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), according to new guidelines on managing pain in older people.
Diabetes research ignores older people, study finds
By
McKnight's Staff
Apr 09, 2013
Far too few clinical trials are focused on seniors with diabetes, according to an analysis recently published in the journal Diabetologia.
Reduce Medicare payments for hospice care in skilled nursing facilities, MedPAC suggests
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McKnight's Staff
Apr 08, 2013
The government should consider Medicare payment cuts for hospice services provided in skilled nursing facilities, according to Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC) commissioners. A reduction of...
Anticipated Obama budget would hurt healthcare for seniors, critics say
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McKnight's Staff
Apr 08, 2013
Substantial Medicare cuts will be on the table after the White House budget is released Wednesday, administration officials have indicated. The proposed budget is expected to include about $400 billion...
C. diff especially deadly for those with kidney disease, researchers find
By
McKnight's Staff
Apr 08, 2013
People with end-stage renal disease (ESRD) have a significantly elevated risk of dying from Clostridium difficile infection, according to a recent study.