Consultant pharmacists join call for delay in short-cycle dispensing for long-term care
Mar 21, 2011
The American Society of Consultant Pharmacists recently joined a growing list of pharmacist- and healthcare-organizations that oppose a shorter prescription drug dispensing cycle for long-term care facilities.
Study: Nursing home residents view facilities differently than five-star system
Jul 19, 2010
The Five-Star Quality Rating System devised by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services bears little relation to the actual views of residents, family members and staff at the facilities it ranks,...
Most seniors can’t name drugs prescribed during hospital stays
Dec 14, 2009
Nearly 9 in 10 hospitalized seniors could not name a single take-as-needed medication prescribed during a hospital stay, according to a recent study.
PointRight and Pathway Health have launched the Five-Star Accelerator. It is designed to help skilled nursing facilities reach higher ratings on the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ Five-Star...
CMS: Don’t wait on submitting staff data
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Nov 05, 2015
Skilled nursing facilities should start submitting electronic staffing data as soon as possible for the best results, federal officials said during a September conference call.
Feds seek tornado shelters for residents
By
John O'Connor
May 01, 2014
The deadly tornado that destroyed a Missouri nursing home three years ago showed that long-term care facilities need to have specially designed shelter areas, says a recently released government report.
Most don’t prep for LTC outlays
By
Mary Gustafson
Feb 01, 2011
Sixty-five percent of Americans say they believe that long-term care planning is an important cost-saving action. But only 44% of them have started taking any steps to prepare for unanticipated costs,...
Nursing-home nurse salaries grow slower in 2009
Jul 20, 2009
Compensation for nursing home nurses is rising a little more slowly than in recent years, according to newly released 2009-2010 Nursing Home Salary & Benefits Report from Hospital & Healthcare Compensation...
Prospect of lower co-pays encourages pill splitting, study finds
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Haymarket Media
Jun 20, 2007
Splitting cholesterol pills may split your drug costs, and does not significantly affect cholesterol levels, a new study finds.
Senator’s letter calls for stricter nursing home inspections
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Haymarket Media
Jul 13, 2004
Provider advocates are bracing for backlash from a letter Sen. Charles Grassley (R-IA) sent Friday to the head of Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Mark McClellan, calling for stricter federal...