Life Care Centers of America doubles-down on facility-based care, sells home health business for $10...
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Tim Mullaney
Jul 18, 2014
Life Care Centers of America is shedding its related home health business in a $10 million sale to LHC Group Inc., the company announced.
More action needed on adverse events in nursing homes, outpatient settings, expert tells Senators
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Tim Mullaney
Jul 18, 2014
Nursing homes and other non-hospital providers largely have been overlooked in efforts to improve patient safety, and this needs to change, an expert told a Senate panel Thursday. Today, “little...
Long-term care facilities refusing free CMS resource on dementia, nurses association says
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Tim Mullaney
Jul 17, 2014
Some nursing homes are not accepting a dementia training resource sent by the government, even though it is free and recommended, according to the American Association for Long-Term Care Nursing.
Nursing home cannot use Medicaid payment structure to evade ‘worthless services’ charges,...
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Tim Mullaney
Jul 17, 2014
A nursing home cannot cite Medicare and Medicaid payment methods to escape charges that it provided “worthless services,” a federal judge recently ruled in a False Claims Act case.
CBO: Medicare spending growth will slow down over the next 25 years, despite pressures from aging population
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Tim Mullaney
Jul 16, 2014
Medicare and Medicaid spending will grow at a slower rate than past predictions indicated, the Congressional Budget Office stated Tuesday. However, an aging population will put increasing pressure on government...
Chance of a senior developing Alzheimer’s has dropped 44% over the last three decades, large U.S....
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Tim Mullaney
Jul 16, 2014
The odds of developing Alzheimer’s disease fell sharply among seniors in the United States over the last 30 years, according to research presented Tuesday at the Alzheimer’s Association International...
Cataract surgery, singing can improve quality of life and cognitive ability of Alzheimer’s patients,...
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Tim Mullaney
Jul 15, 2014
Cataract surgery improves cognition and singing familiar songs improves communication skills in people with dementia, according to recently announced research findings.
Nursing home faces liability for hundreds of workers required to go through pre-employment medical screening,...
By
Tim Mullaney
Jul 15, 2014
A Pennsylvania skilled nursing provider cannot escape liability for hiring hundreds of workers after illegal medical screenings, a federal judge recently ruled.
Are assisted dying facilities about to go mainstream?
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Tim Mullaney
Jul 15, 2014
It’s no secret that aging Americans increasingly are attracted to assisted living, but recent developments in this country and others suggest they also have a growing interest in assisted dying....
Nursing home inventory shrank, assisted living hit highest-ever growth rate, quarterly data shows
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Tim Mullaney
Jul 14, 2014
Assisted living inventory growth reached a historic high in the second quarter of 2014, while nursing home inventory continued its slight downward trajectory, according to data released Friday by the National...