Report: SNFs’ failure to accept transgender residents a ‘national problem’
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May 20, 2016
Skilled nursing facilities’ reluctance to admit transgender residents is poised to become a “national problem,” according to a report published Thursday.
Report: Maggots found in nursing home resident’s feeding tube site
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Feb 16, 2016
Maggots were found in and around the feed tube site of a Pennsylvania nursing home resident, according to recently released inspection reports.
Nursing home capacity down across country, CDC report finds
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Feb 23, 2016
While nursing homes remain the top long-term care providers in most regions of the United States, residential care communities are steadily gaining ground, according to a new report from the Centers for...
Diversity in age, ethnicity of post-acute residents increasing, research finds
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Jun 30, 2016
The long-term care population has grown more diverse in age and ethnicity over recent decades, according to new research published in JAMDA: The Journal of Post-Acute and Long-Term Care Medicine.
AHCA plots policy course for 2016
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Oct 07, 2015
Next year could be a “luxury” year for the American Health Care Association’s interest on Capitol Hill if the group can maintain the successes it’s seen this year through the end...
LeadingAge urges lawmakers to delay phases of mega-rule as part of Red-Tape Relief Project
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Aug 30, 2017
The next phases of the new federal requirements of participation for long-term care should be delayed in order to make implementation less burdensome and costly, the nation’s largest non-profit provider...
Providers can’t wait until discovery requests to understand EHRs, experts say
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Nov 01, 2017
NEW ORLEANS — With both electronic health record use and litigation on the rise in the long-term care space, providers need to understand how best to secure their data in order to avoid stepping into...
ACOs saved Medicare more than $700 million in 2016
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Oct 27, 2017
Accountable care organizations participating in Medicare’s Shared Savings and Pioneer models saved the program roughly $713 million last year — nearly double the amount of savings recorded in 2015.
GAO calls for increased violence protection for healthcare workers
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Apr 22, 2016
A new federal report is calling for the Occupational Safety and Health Administration to step up its efforts to protect healthcare workers from workplace violence.
Night-shift workers at highest risk for sleep problems, unique CDC study shows
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Oct 06, 2016
Employees who work night shifts have the highest risk of developing sleep-related problems, according to a first-of-its-kind study from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.