Despite not using long-term care, millennials have strong opinions on how it should be paid for
By
Marty Stempniak
Jun 20, 2018
Though millennials aren’t going to be utilizing long-term care anytime soon, they’re still proving a big part of the puzzle — and have strong opinions on who should foot the bill for services.
Technology boosts nursing home care, study reveals
By
Amy Novotney
Nov 05, 2016
Long-term care administrators can expect to see an even greater push to share data electronically with hospitals and other post-acute facilities, thanks to new research out of the University of Missouri.
Restricting mandatory overtime is not the most effective way to keep nurses from being overworked, according to new research. Laws that limit the number of consecutive hours worked were found to be better...
OIG to study contractors
By
James M. Berklan
Nov 01, 2012
A new federal work plan declares that even the Medicare contractors charged with keeping close tabs on long-term care facilities will be put under the microscope during fiscal 2013.
AADNS annual meeting prep hitting peak
May 18, 2017
The American Association of Directors of Nursing Services is heading into the home stretch with preparations for its second annual conference, which will be held June 21-23 in Leesburg, VA.
Demand soars for assisted living, news report finds
By
Haymarket Media
Sep 06, 2006
Consumers are clambering to get into assisted living facilities, a news report finds.
Docs struggle with making MCI diagnoses, 2022 Alzheimer’s report finds
By
Alicia Lasek
Mar 23, 2022
Less than half of primary care physicians surveyed report being comfortable diagnosing mild cognitive impairment that’s due to Alzheimer’s disease. Fully 90% told researchers that it is “hard...
Fear of potential side effects the top reason nursing home workers hesitate to get COVID vaccine: study
By
Danielle Brown
Jan 04, 2021
More than two-thirds of nursing home staffers cited associated side effects as the top reason for why they’re skeptical to receive a COVID-19 vaccine, according to a new study.
More people want Medicare to cover long-term care; less personal planning occurring, poll shows
By
Alyssa Salela
May 30, 2017
The percent of older Americans supporting Medicare coverage of long-term care has grown significantly since 2013, according to a poll by the Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research. The...
Ask the legal expert: How important is it to meet self-reporting requirements under the Affordable Care...
By
John Durso
Mar 01, 2012
According to the Affordable Care Act, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services may reduce a civil money penalty (CMP) by 50% in cases where nursing homes self-report and promptly correct certain instances...