Personal care aides’ plea to Congress: We need guidance, mandated training standards
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McKnight's Staff
Sep 25, 2012
Currently, there are no federally mandated standards for PCAs, an industry advocate said at a Senate briefing Monday in Washington.
Top state court says arbitration agreement doesn’t prevent family member from suing
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McKnight's Staff
Sep 25, 2012
The child of a deceased long-term care resident is not bound to an arbitration agreement because she signed it on behalf of her mother — not herself — an Illinois court ruled Thursday.
Law would require monthly reports on nursing home antipsychotic use
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McKnight's Staff
Sep 24, 2012
A legislative proposal would require long-term care facilities to produce a monthly aggregate report of antipsychotic utilization in each facility, in addition to conducting a drug regimen review process.
Seniors housing has shown why it continues to be a solid investment, the head of the industry’s leading housing and care investment center said Thursday.
Number crunchers express optimism over seniors housing and care market at NIC meeting
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McKnight's Staff
Sep 21, 2012
Investment in seniors housing continues to grow, but operators need to be prepared for the expanding role of managed care and a move toward value-based reimbursement, experts cautioned Thursday at the...
COPD tied to poor sleep, low blood oxygen levels, research finds
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McKnight's Staff
Sep 21, 2012
Low arterial blood oxygen levels are tied to poor sleep quality in people with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, new research finds.
COPD tied to poor sleep, low blood oxygen levels, research finds
By
McKnight's Staff
Sep 21, 2012
Low arterial blood oxygen levels are tied to poor sleep quality in people with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, new research finds.
Medicare defends power wheelchair pre-authorization policy
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McKnight's Staff
Sep 20, 2012
Federal health officials defended a demonstration program that requires Medicare pre-authorization for power wheelchairs in a Senate hearing on Wednesday.
Frequent testing of risk models strengthens Medicare fraud prevention systems, official says
By
McKnight's Staff
Sep 20, 2012
Increasingly sophisticated fraud prevention systems are allowing the federal government to zero in on suspect billing in long-term care facilities, an official said Tuesday.
Long-term care insurance industry is in trouble, analyst report says
By
McKnight's Staff
Sep 20, 2012
Long-term care insurance policies may not be long for this world, according to a new Wall Street analyst report.