Nursing homes prepare for worst with Hurricane Gustav
Aug 29, 2008
Their memories of Hurricanes Katrina and the Rita still vivid, nursing home administrators in the Gulf Coast area are bracing for what could be the first major storm there in three years-Hurricane Gustav.
Republican healthcare platform calls for Medicare and Medicaid overhaul
By
McKnight's Staff
Aug 29, 2012
Republican National Convention delegates voted Tuesday on the party’s official platform, which proposes significant structural changes to the Medicare and Medicaid programs. It notably calls for...
Also in the News for Wednesday, June 6
Jun 06, 2018
New Medicare scorecard compares state efforts, but still lacks detail … GAO: Soon-to-expand private program for VA patients has left them waiting months for care … Most Florida nursing homes...
Report: Medicaid long-term care spending to skyrocket over next 20 years
Oct 02, 2008
Many consumers are ill-informed about Medicare and Medicaid’s role in long-term care, and greater planning could help reduce the danger of soaring Medicaid costs, according to a new report from America’s...
Diabetes presents growing problem for nursing homes
Mar 06, 2008
Diabetes is “enormously prevalent” in nursing homes. One out of every four residents over the age of 65 is diagnosed with the disease, according to a new report from the Institute for the Future...
Five-star nursing home rating system kicks off with controversy
Dec 18, 2008
The head of one provider organization reacted negatively Wednesday to the way the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has handled the launch of a new five-star rating system for nursing homes. The...
40 states plan to increase nursing home Medicaid rates
By
Tim Mullaney
Oct 16, 2014
Reversing a trend of rate cutting during the Great Recession, most states are increasing Medicaid reimbursements for nursing homes, according to a recently released report. However, states also are accelerating...
ITUpdate
Apr 01, 2013
» Health information technology helps nursing homes coordinate care and better protect resident privacy, says noted researcher Gregory Alexander, Ph.D., of the University of Missouri’s Sinclair...
Specter becomes Democrat, but still opposes card check
Apr 29, 2009
Senator Arlen Specter of Pennsylvania, one of the most visible opponents of the Employee Free Choice Act, has announced he will be leaving the Republican Party to caucus with the Democrats. But don’t...
New Web tool allows some nursing homes to compare themselves with peers
Oct 09, 2008
The American Health Care Association introduced a new Web-based tool this week that offers a way for member organizations to compare themselves with their peers.