GAO wants nursing homes’ Five-Star Ratings more consumer-friendly, possibly with resident satisfaction...
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Dec 08, 2016
Changes to providers’ online ratings may be on the horizon under recommendations published Tuesday by the Government Accountability Office.
Caregivers may be focusing on ‘futile’ measures: Brown study
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John Hall
Mar 23, 2015
New research concludes that nursing home caregivers well-versed in palliative care tend to focus less on possibly futile “aggressive” life-saving measures.
Incentives seen as a spark for EHR expansion in field
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Amy Novotney
Mar 04, 2015
Electronic health record use in nursing homes is at an all-time high, but health information technology adoption in long-term care is still lagging behind other healthcare sectors, according to a study...
Black patients less likely to trust doctors, nurses, study says
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Haymarket Media
Apr 26, 2006
Blacks are less likely than whites to trust doctors, nurses and other healthcare providers, a new study says.
PruittHealth turns to increased accreditation to expand quality campaign
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Danielle Brown
Mar 17, 2021
A major post-acute care provider says it is taking extra steps to make sure its skilled nursing facilities perform at a high level.
Meet Jennifer Cisneros, Rising Star honoree
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Mallory Hackett
Jul 17, 2019
Jennifer Cisneros got her start as an automated logistical specialist in the U.S. Army in 2006. She since has worked to become a licensed nursing home administrator at the Williamsport Home in Williamsport,...
ACHCA, LTC administrators warn against states eliminating independent, licensing boards
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Danielle Brown
May 25, 2021
Two national administrator organizations are lambasting states’ decision to eliminate independent licensure boards for long-term care administrators and give its responsibilities to its public health...
PPIs do not raise dementia risk, review finds
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Alicia Lasek
Jan 06, 2020
There is no link between a common class of acid reflux medications and increased dementia risk, according to a new analysis.
Many high-risk seniors don’t plan to get a flu vaccine this season: poll
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Alicia Lasek
Sep 26, 2019
Over half of U.S. adults don’t plan to get the flu vaccine this season. And one quarter of those adults are at high risk of serious flu complications.
Providers face uphill climb after 2016 election, experts say
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Nov 02, 2016
Long-term care providers will have their work cut out for them following next week’s election, LeadingAge officials shared on Tuesday.