Nursing home staff reach 2-year tentative agreement canceling strikes at 4 rural facilities … FDA decision on monthly Leqembi dosing expected in January … Rhode Island legislature creates nursing home...
David Erickson appointed president, CEO of Covenant Living Communities
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Eliza Mattson
Jun 14, 2024
David Erickson was appointed as Covenant Living Communities and Services’s new president and CEO in June following Terri Cunliffe’s retirement from the position. Erickson began his time at Covenant...
Next McKnight’s Online Expo arrives Thursday
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Lois A. Bowers
Jun 14, 2024
The 8th annual McKnight’s Senior Living Online Expo takes place Thursday (June 20) and will focus on the ability of technology to improve senior care.
CMS sends update on $75M nursing home recruitment campaign, but providers’ concerns linger
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Josh Henreckson
Jun 13, 2024
CMS’ admitted lack of a plan thus far for the $75 million it intends to use to spur development of more nursing home workers is further puncturing providers’ hopes for helpful change.
Long-term care providers’ EHR adoption has stalled out, study and widespread worries reflect
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Josh Henreckson
Jun 13, 2024
In a “concerning trend,” providers of aging services such as skilled nursing have stalled in their progress toward adopting advanced electronic health record technology, according to a newly released...
MedPAC disappoints with lacking skilled nursing commentary, no action on Medicare Advantage prior authorization...
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Kimberly Marselas
Jun 13, 2024
A Congressional advisory commission on Thursday declined to issue recommendations on improving Medicare Advantage prior authorizations, MA data transparency, or lowering payments to inpatient rehabilitation...
Also in the News for Friday, June 14, 2024
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Kimberly Marselas
Jun 13, 2024
House, Senate reintroduce bill to streamline Medicare Advantage prior authorizations … New drug-resistant flu strains being tracked after two human cases: CDC … Diabetes speeds up progression of mild...
Study: Diabetes speeds up progression of mild cognitive impairment to Alzheimer’s
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Kristen Fischer
Jun 13, 2024
The first year after a person is diagnosed with mild cognitive impairment (MCI) is a “critical window for intervention” if the individual has diabetes. That’s because diabetes accelerates the...
Study: Those who had COVID-19 may have more protection from common cold
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Kristen Fischer
Jun 13, 2024
There may be an upside to having had COVID-19, according to new research. If you’ve had COVID-19, it may guard you from the common cold, a study published Wednesday in Science Translational Medicine...
Robotic radiation can reduce number of shots needed to treat wet AMD, study reveals
By
Kristen Fischer
Jun 13, 2024
Robot-guided radiation therapy can be an effective treatment for age-related macular degeneration (AMD), according to a study published Tuesday in The Lancet.