Two residents at an assisted living community are dead and more hospitalized after ingesting a soup made for them with wild mushrooms that were picked by a caregiver at their facility.
Strokes 4 to 5 times more likely right after hip replacement, study shows
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McKnight's Staff
Nov 13, 2012
Individuals who underwent a total hip replacement had at least four times the risk of suffering an ischemic or hemorrhagic stroke in the weeks immediately following, a Dutch study has revealed. Researchers...
Medicare cuts will be harmful to residents and providers, according to latest AHCA ad campaign
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McKnight's Staff
Nov 13, 2012
The American Health Care Association on Monday launched a weeklong ad blitz that brings the industry’s concerns with possible Medicare funding cuts straight to the nation’s lawmakers — and...
Nursing home alliance ‘pleased’ with Obama and Boehners’ focus on fiscal ills
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McKnight's Staff
Nov 12, 2012
The leader of the Alliance for Quality Nursing Home Care expressed optimism Friday after President Obama and House Speaker John Boehner (R-OH) spoke publicly about looming healthcare funding threats.
Medicaid questions persist in wake of Obama victory
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McKnight's Staff
Nov 12, 2012
While a controversial Republican-supported Medicaid block-grants option will be off the table after last week’s presidential election, uncertainty will continue about nursing homes’ No. 1 source...
Sunrise Senior Living turnaround chief plots new course as company and its acquirer record positive 3rd...
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McKnight's Staff
Nov 12, 2012
Mark Ordan, the CEO who has directed Sunrise Senior Living’s recovery from near bankruptcy in 2009, will remain as CEO of the company for up to a year after the close of the company’s sale...
LTC, other healthcare sectors to blitz administration about sequestration cuts, possible alternatives
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McKnight's Staff
Nov 09, 2012
When President Obama speaks today about mandated sequestration cuts to Medicare funding, he is expected to set off the most intense period of lobbying yet among healthcare providers. Long-term care stakeholders...
Pfizer gets FDA approval for rheumatoid arthritis treatment
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McKnight's Staff
Nov 09, 2012
Federal regulators approved Pfizer’s new Xeljanz treatment for rheumatoid arthritis Tuesday. The potentially lucrative drug is now poised to enter a market that already features Humira, Abbott Laboratories’...
Health IT projected to continue advances
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McKnight's Staff
Nov 09, 2012
In the wake of Tuesday’s election results, the move forward on improved health information technology and the cost savings it could provide should continue, according to a variety of experts.
Average annual private nursing home room charge hits $90,520, survey shows
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McKnight's Staff
Nov 09, 2012
The national average annual charge for a private nursing home room rose to $90,520 this year, while semi-private rooms climbed to $81,030 and assisted living residency jumped to $42,600, according to figures...