The 20-year-old identified as the shooter who nearly killed former President Donald Trump Saturday evening was a dietary aide at a Pittsburgh-area nursing and rehab facility, authorities said Sunday.
Skilled nursing operators, policymakers urged to empower residents more
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Josh Henreckson
Jul 17, 2024
Long-term care providers and government agencies need to do more to educate and empower residents and their families about their rights and how to exercise them.
Data ties excess sugar consumption to dementia
By
Kristen Fischer
Jul 18, 2024
Consuming too much sugar is linked to dementia, according to a new study.
Team ranks disease patterns in older adults starting long-term care
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Kristen Fischer
Jul 17, 2024
A team of researchers used artificial intelligence to glean more insights into different disease categories and the prognosis for older adults who have them who entered long-term care. The authors said...
Meet Christian Grunder, 2024 Rising Star honoree
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Foster Stubbs
Jul 09, 2024
Christian Grunder, vice president of human resources at Givens Communities in Asheville, NC, is a Rising Star honoree in the 2024 McKnight’s Women of Distinction awards program.
Nursing home infection control weaknesses persist, researchers warn
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Josh Henreckson
Jul 16, 2024
Many of nursing homes’ infection prevention and control weaknesses initially exposed by the COVID-19 pandemic still demand additional support and resources, researchers warn in a new JAMDA study.
Reconsider ‘extreme’ expansion of civil monetary penalties: LTC coalition to CMS
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Josh Henreckson
Jul 02, 2024
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services should withdraw a planned civil monetary penalty expansion, a coalition of leading long-term care organizations argues in a new joint letter to the agency’s...
CMS to post more nursing home ownership data, facility health data for first time when it unfreezes star...
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James M. Berklan
Jul 01, 2024
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services announced Monday that it will begin posting certain nursing home ownership information, as well as aggregated MDS data for all residents at a facility, both...
Health lawyers, bioethicist call for tighter regulation of AI in prior authorizations
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Josh Henreckson
Jul 11, 2024
While artificial intelligence promises exciting efficiency benefits, its usage in insurance prior authorizations demands wider and more holistic oversight from state and federal bodies, a trio of experts...
Bipartisan group pushes for more investment, permanent telehealth for Medicare providers
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Josh Henreckson
Jul 15, 2024
With a deadline to extend current telehealth reimbursement policies fast approaching, a bipartisan group of policy advocates is calling on legislators to make telehealth a permanent fixture of US healthcare...