FDA endorses safety measures for long-acting opioid painkillers
Jul 11, 2012
Companies that manufacture opioid painkillers must underwrite training and educational programs for the physicians who prescribe them, according to a new federal safety measures announced Monday.
Providers tense, as House leaders vow to vote around Senate-approved measure with ‘doc fix’...
Dec 19, 2011
Provider groups were anxiously awaiting a vote that is expected to be held Tuesday in the U.S. House of Representatives. The balloting could determine the short-term fate of Medicare spending for the “doc...
A Day in the Life: Quilts honor SNF veterans
By
Kimberly Marselas
Aug 09, 2018
A Day in the Life: Quilts honor SNF veterans
Design Decisions: Manchester Commons
By
John Andrews
Mar 05, 2017
A 60-year-old property sorely needed an upgrade and now has a resident-friendly layout that offers convenience and comfort.
Are we there yet? Vaccination success won’t ease need for LTC vigilance, observers say
By
Alicia Lasek
Feb 18, 2021
The need for stepped-up infection control measures likely will remain a necessity for the foreseeable future, say industry observers and stakeholders.
Dedicated observation stay units could protect nursing home benefits, save hospitals $1 billion annually,...
By
Tim Mullaney
Dec 06, 2013
Specialized hospital units for patients under observation status could dramatically reduce the number of seniors forced to pay out-of-pocket for skilled nursing care, according to findings in the current...
Parkinson: Maintain SNF vaccinations to cut COVID death rate ‘dramatically’
By
Danielle Brown
Jan 15, 2021
The leader of the nation’s largest nursing home association is hopeful COVID-19 vaccinations of all U.S. nursing home residents will be complete by the March 1 target date it set for states last month.
State exceeds goal of adding 1,000 CNAs
By
Danielle Brown
Apr 01, 2022
Nursing homes short on workers in Minnesota could soon be welcoming hundreds of new certified nursing assistants to their ranks.
OIG criticizes states for approving nursing homes’ plans of correction without checking them
By
Marty Stempniak
Feb 12, 2019
The Office of the Inspector General says state agencies aren’t doing enough to make sure that nursing homes are correcting deficiencies.
Study: Palliative care strategies lacking for advanced dementia patients in nursing homes
By
Haymarket Media
Feb 19, 2004
Nursing home staff do not perceive residents dying with advanced dementia as having a terminal condition, and most of those residents do not receive optimal palliative care, according to newly published...