Younger residents, Alzheimer’s patients more common at small assisted living communities, analysis...
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Tim Mullaney
Nov 01, 2013
Residents of small assisted living communities are more likely to be younger than 65 and have a developmental disability or mental illness than those in a large community, according to newly published...
SNFs receive small portion of Medicare payouts to deceased beneficiaries, report says
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Tim Mullaney
Nov 01, 2013
Skilled nursing facilities account for few of the problematic Medicare claims that are related to beneficiaries who were deceased at the time they supposedly received services, according to a new government...
Nursing assistant faces 3 years in prison for HIPAA crime
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Tim Mullaney
Oct 31, 2013
A former nursing assistant in a Florida assisted living center has been sentenced to three years in prison for stealing and selling patient information protected under the Health Insurance Portability...
Emergency rooms see too many elderly nursing home residents, researchers say
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Tim Mullaney
Oct 31, 2013
A disproportionately high number of nursing home residents are being admitted to hospital emergency departments, and many of these admissions are potentially avoidable, according to recently published...
Nursing home arbitration agreements force consumers to ‘sign away legal rights,’ trial lawyers...
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Tim Mullaney
Oct 31, 2013
Arbitration agreements in long-term care contracts are harming consumers and eroding the U.S. civil justice system, according to a prominent association of trial lawyers.
Aging experts in Dallas, Washington broadcast the same message: Chronic disease is not inevitable with...
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Tim Mullaney
Oct 30, 2013
There was synergy between Dallas and Washington, D.C., on Tuesday. Prominent speakers at the LeadingAge conference in Dallas addressed what it means to age well and how people’s understanding of...
Close, specific hospital-SNF partnerships drive down readmission rates, researchers find
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Tim Mullaney
Oct 30, 2013
A strong relationship between a hospital and a skilled nursing facility reduces the readmission rate among patients discharged to that SNF, according to recently published research.
Largest-ever Alzheimer’s study unlocks new knowledge about the disease’s genetic roots, researchers...
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Tim Mullaney
Oct 30, 2013
The largest-ever international study of Alzheimer’s disease has significantly expanded the scientific community’s understanding of the disease’s genetic underpinnings, according to a...
Getting down to the bare essentials at LeadingAge 2013
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Tim Mullaney
Oct 29, 2013
LeadingAge’s leaders delivered a simple but challenging message to long-term care providers at this year’s annual conference:To thrive, become indispensable.
CMS clarifies compliance requirements, deadlines affected by government shutdown
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Tim Mullaney
Oct 29, 2013
Compliance deadlines, penalty timeframes and other survey and certification requirements for nursing facilities might be subject to adjustment due to the recent federal government shutdown, according to...