High-risk prescriptions, preventable hospitalizations among seniors are down
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Feb 18, 2016
The number of preventable hospital admissions and high-risk drug prescriptions among Medicare beneficiaries have substantially decreased in recent years, a new report shows.
Antipsychotic use in SNFs down 30%, AHCA says
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Feb 10, 2016
American Health Care Association member facilities lowered their off-label use of antipsychotics nearly 30% over the past four years, the group announced Tuesday.
Erickson Wind Crest to expand
Feb 09, 2016
studioSIX5, an Austin-based senior living interior design firm, recently completed an expansion project with with Erickson Living’s Wind Crest Continuing Care Retirement Community in Highlands Ranch,...
Injured nursing home workers more likely to lose jobs, study finds
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Feb 09, 2016
Nursing home workers who are injured on the job are twice as likely to be fired within six months, according to new research.
Reader poll: What have you stopped doing since starting in long-term care?
Feb 04, 2016
“I no longer get old. I work with people 80, 90, 100 years old that are young at heart. It teaches you that you can have a vibrant and young perspective no matter what your age.”
Evaluating good drugs
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John Hall
Feb 04, 2016
The long-term care profession wrestles with medication management challenges, including opioid abuse, polypharmacy and overdosing
The red glare
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Amy Novotney
Feb 04, 2016
Providers are looking for lessons how to bill therapy right and avoid the hot
regulatory spotlight after the occurrence of numerous crackdowns
Happy Now Years
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Gary Tetz
Feb 04, 2016
It’s suddenly 2016, and I’m uneasy. Perhaps you know that vague apprehension. Like maybe you left your newly stocked phosphorescent med cart unlocked in the parking lot overnight, or ran off...
California nursing home nurses DO win big in Powerball jackpot
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Feb 03, 2016
It’s not a prank: Thirteen nurses from a California nursing home were one number away from winning last month’s record-setting $1.5 billion Powerball jackpot, but will still take home nearly...
ACO evaluation should be based on region, not history, CMS says
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Feb 01, 2016
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services is considering changing its evaluation of accountable care organizations to be based on regional spending fee-for-service costs.