Nursing Home Compare better than other government ‘transparency tools’ but has room for improvement,...
By
Tim Mullaney
Nov 19, 2014
Government websites are not especially good tools for helping consumers choose healthcare providers, but Nursing Home Compare is in some ways the best model so far, according to a report released Tuesday...
Nursing home oversight makes OIG’s top challenges list for second straight year
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Tim Mullaney
Nov 19, 2014
Ensuring nursing home quality remains one of the top 10 challenges facing the Department of Health and Human Services. That’s according to a newly issued list from HHS’ Office of Inspector...
CMS clarifies 45-day deadline for additional documentation requests
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Tim Mullaney
Nov 19, 2014
Certain auditors that are doing prepayment reviews of Medicare claims must tell providers that they have 45 days to produce any additional documents requested (ADR), according to a recent Survey & Certification...
Nursing homes that primarily serve whites have sharply higher RN staffing, CPI claims
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Tim Mullaney
Nov 18, 2014
Nursing homes that serve mostly minority residents tend to have drastically lower registered nurse staffing levels than other facilities, according to the Center for Public Integrity, an investigative...
New Alzheimer’s blood test could detect the disease 10 years before clinical diagnosis, researchers...
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Tim Mullaney
Nov 18, 2014
The latest Alzheimer’s blood test is the most promising yet, as it appears to accurately predict the disease 10 years before a clinical diagnosis could be made, researchers announced Sunday.
Video allegedly catches long-term care owner sexually assaulting resident with dementia
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Tim Mullaney
Nov 18, 2014
A hidden camera allegedly caught the owner of a long-term care facility sexually assaulting a resident with dementia, leading to his arrest in Washington state, according to local news sources.
Feel-good stories that make nursing homes look bad
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Tim Mullaney
Nov 18, 2014
Being discharged from a nursing facility to a home- or community-based setting seems like a completely positive development — and the media certainly present it that way. These human interest stories...
GA nursing home resident charged with murdering roommate
By
Tim Mullaney
Nov 17, 2014
A nursing home resident has been charged with strangling her roommate to death. She is being held by authorities in Georgia.
Older adults with pain fall significantly more often, study finds
By
Tim Mullaney
Nov 17, 2014
Pain is a significant contributing factor in falls among older individuals, suggesting that pain management initiatives could help long-term care facilities improve resident safety, according to recently...
Court rules against religious nonprofits in contraception mandate case
By
Tim Mullaney
Nov 17, 2014
Religiously affiliated employers have been given an appropriate method to opt out of providing contraception insurance coverage to their workers, a U.S. appeals court ruled Friday. The issue is of concern...