Health Care REIT forming $817 million partnership with Merrill Gardens
Aug 09, 2010
A partnership valued at $817 million between Health Care REIT and Seattle-based Merrill Gardens will close in September if all goes well, officials say.
Experimental drug prevents blood clots from forming in legs and lungs
Dec 11, 2012
The experimental drug Eliquis prevented blood clots in the legs and lungs and kept them from recurring, according to a new study. Patients who took the medicine were 81% less likely to have symptoms of...
Ask the Legal Expert about … sexual harassment investigation
By
John Durso
Aug 09, 2018
Our executive director has been accused of sexual harassment by a mid-level manager. How should we investigate this properly?
Report: Much of Medicaid’s optional spending goes to elderly, disabled
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Haymarket Media
Jun 14, 2005
As much as 86% of all optional spending in the Medicaid program is for the elderly and people with disabilities, according to a new report by the Kaiser Commission on Medicaid and the Uninsured.
Clinical briefs for Wednesday, Aug. 11
By
Alicia Lasek
Aug 11, 2021
Proposed bill ‘great first step’ toward addressing long-term care workforce challenges … CMS offers new Section K assessment and coding training for SNF providers … ‘POLST is more than a code...
Collain Healthcare and Briggs Healthcare announce partnership
Nov 04, 2015
Collain Healthcare, an LG CNS Company, and Briggs Healthcare will partner to create efficiencies for clinical teams, the companies said.
RAC overhaul bill approved
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Jul 06, 2015
The Senate Finance Committee has approved legislation aimed at changing how questionable Medicare payments are handled by Recovery Audit Contractors.
Study explores dementia, advanced care
By
Kimberly Marselas
Dec 06, 2017
Researchers at Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis are working with nursing homes to develop a program that provides advance care-planning for patients with Alzheimer’s disease and...
Study examines ‘elderspeak’ tendencies in LTC caregivers
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Kimberly Marselas
Jan 01, 2015
Certified nursing assistants are more likely to use “elderspeak,” a form of patronizing speech used with seniors, if they are familiar with the resident, the resident has dementia or others...
Cataract surgery improves mood, cognition, sleep in Alzheimer’s patients, research shows
Oct 26, 2011
People with mild forms of Alzheimer’s disease experienced improvement in sleep patterns, cognitive functioning and mood after undergoing vision-correcting cataract surgery, new research revealed.