Most nursing home workers believe federal government isn’t doing enough to protect them during pandemic:...
By
Danielle Brown
Jun 10, 2020
About 80% of nursing home workers think the federal government isn’t doing enough to ensure they have enough free testing, personal protective equipment and paid sicks days during the coronavirus pandemic,...
Healthcare costs will climb 7.5% in 2013, report predicts
By
McKnight's Staff
Jun 04, 2012
National healthcare costs could jump 7.5% in 2013, which is a faster pace than rates of inflation and the gross domestic product, a new report finds.
McKnight’s Super Tuesday webinar tackles payment
May 31, 2012
Long-term care operators are facing dramatically changing payment realities in 2012. Industry veteran Pat Boyer will join McKnight’s editors in offering insights and advice that can help guide eldercare...
OIG probes hospitalizations
By
Elizabeth Newman
Jan 01, 2014
A fourth of the 3.3 million Medicare beneficiaries who lived in a nursing home in 2011 were hospitalized for at least one day. This came at a cost of $14.3 billion, according to a Nov. 18 report from the...
Multi-facility execs’ pay rises
By
James M. Berklan
Apr 08, 2018
Executives with multi-site organizations in the nonprofit aging services sector received average raises of 4.7% in 2017, the same as the previous year, according to a LeadingAge-commissioned survey. Chief...
Some don’t think children should help aging parents, study finds
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Haymarket Media
Jun 09, 2005
Beliefs about the need to care for aging parents differ by age group, a new study reveals.
House subcommittee suggests funding boosts for nursing education, cuts to rural outreach
By
Haymarket Media
Jul 09, 2004
The House Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education Thursday proposed $374.3 billion in funding for federal Health and Human Services programs in fiscal year 2005,...
First MDS 3.0 training to take place next week
Mar 12, 2010
Federal regulators will conduct the first of a handful of “train the trainer” sessions for the new MDS 3.0 nursing home assessment tool Monday through Friday in Baltimore. The highly anticipated...
Medicare Part D poses problems for LTC residents, report finds
By
Haymarket Media
Nov 16, 2006
The Medicare Part D drug program is creating problems for long-term care residents in some states, according to a new report by the National Association of State Medicaid Directors and Avalere Health LLC.
Resident poll reveals pandemic’s emotional toll: Frail elders need ‘something to live for’
By
Alicia Lasek
Oct 02, 2020
A direct poll of nursing home residents in 36 states reveals a “drastic” reduction in social activities and a steep increase in reported loneliness. “Innovative distance socializing” may help address...