HAWAII — One of the most expensive states in the country for long-term care is staring down the barrel of dwindling budgets and a rapidly growing elderly population. Officials are taking proactive measures...
Government report: 1 in 5 Medicare patients suffers an adverse event while receiving post-acute SNF care
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Tim Mullaney
Mar 04, 2014
About 22% of Medicare beneficiaries experienced an adverse event during a post-hospitalization skilled nursing facility stay in fiscal year 2011, and the majority of these events were preventable, according...
Many post-acute providers anticipate being acquired by more tech-savvy competitors, survey shows
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Tim Mullaney
Feb 14, 2014
Nearly half of post-acute providers anticipate they will be acquired by an organization with better technological capabilities in 2015, according to survey results released today.
Caregivers should prepare for some residents to ‘get worse’ during antipsychotic drawdown,...
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Tim Mullaney
Nov 26, 2013
Leaders in long-term care facilities should take steps to ensure that residents with dementia are not unnecessarily put back on antipsychotic medications, according to officials who spoke on a call with...
CMS allows less-severe citations for nursing homes installing a sprinkler system
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Tim Mullaney
Nov 19, 2013
Nursing homes might be able to reduce the scope and severity of deficiency citations related to sprinkler systems, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services recently announced.
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...
Poor oversight allows nursing home workers to plunder residents’ trust funds, investigation finds
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Tim Mullaney
Oct 17, 2013
Nursing home workers face few impediments in stealing money from residents’ trust funds, according to a USA Today investigation that uncovered thousands of cases of financial exploitation.
Sprinkler system citations now in effect
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Tim Mullaney
Oct 01, 2013
Nursing homes without a full sprinkler system installed and functioning are now subject to deficiency citations, according to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services.
Obesity indeed increases seniors’ risk of death, will be long-standing issue for LTC providers:...
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Tim Mullaney
Aug 19, 2013
Obesity does not decrease seniors’ risk of death, according to a new study that calls into question previous findings. The new study also suggests that long-term care providers will see an increasing...
Nurse hiring remains difficult, hurting staff morale and patient care, survey shows
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Tim Mullaney
Aug 19, 2013
Healthcare providers are having a hard time hiring nurses, and the vacancies are having a negative impact on staff morale and patient care, according to a new survey from CareerBuilder.