Woman gets 3 years in prison for giving psychotropic medication to nursing home residents
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McKnight's Staff
Jan 11, 2013
The former director of nursing at a California nursing home was sentenced Wednesday to three years in prison for administering powerful drugs to subdue residents.
CMS angling to ease providers’ burdens from Medicare Administrative Contractors
By
McKnight's Staff
Jan 10, 2013
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services is asking providers to help figure out a way to make demands from Medicare Administrative Contractors less burdensome.
Therapy can still benefit older, long-time aphasia sufferers, study shows
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McKnight's Staff
Jan 10, 2013
Therapy can improve language function and general cognition for seniors who have had aphasia for years, according to a recently published study.
‘Fake stool’ a possible aid for C. diff patients
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McKnight's Staff
Jan 10, 2013
A pair of Clostridium difficile patients were cured through introduction of a super-probiotic synthetic stool called RePOOPulate, leading researchers to express hope that the treatment can be adopted on...
Flu cases skyrocket, putting long-term care facilities on alert
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McKnight's Staff
Jan 09, 2013
With cases of the flu reaching near-epidemic levels in many parts of the country, long-term care operators are on especially high alert.
Medicare growth attributed to change in skilled nursing facility pay rates
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McKnight's Staff
Jan 09, 2013
A one-time change in Medicare payment rates for skilled nursing facilities contributed to a 6.2% expansion of the Medicare program in 2011, according to figures recently released by the U.S. Centers for...
Beta blockers could reduce risk of Alzheimer’s, study indicates
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McKnight's Staff
Jan 09, 2013
Men taking beta blockers to treat high blood pressure may also be benefiting from an unintended side effect: a reduced chance of brain changes associated with Alzheimer’s disease.
Solution may be imminent for pain sufferers sensitive to morphine, study says
By
McKnight's Staff
Jan 08, 2013
Pain management in the long-term care setting can be especially challenging for residents whose pain is worsened by morphine. A recently published study sheds light on this phenomenon and provides some...
Statute of limitations for Medicare overpayment recovery extended two years
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McKnight's Staff
Jan 08, 2013
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) now has five years instead of three to recover non-fraudulent Medicare overpayments. A provision of the recently signed fiscal cliff legislation extended...
Food prices to jump in 2013, long-term care industry expert warns
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McKnight's Staff
Jan 08, 2013
Long-term care facilities should prepare to pay more for food in 2013, with prices going up as much as 4%, according to a prominent voice in the industry.