LTC education offerings get ‘new’ degree, more attention
By
Marty Stempniak
May 08, 2018
Long-term care facilities are in desperate need of more trained professionals as the population continues to age, and the vendor and education communities are looking to help. Georgia Southwestern State...
Lawsuit: Dangerous lift transfers preceded woman’s deadly fall at nursing home
By
Kimberly Marselas
May 04, 2018
The family of a woman who died after falling while being transferred with a lift is suing her former nursing home for nearly $2.5 million.
Ratings galaxies apart: Government’s Nursing Home Compare gravitates toward clinical while Yelp...
By
Kimberly Marselas
Apr 26, 2018
Social media users who rate nursing homes often do so using more service-oriented criteria than government officials, say academic researchers who took a deep look at how Yelp reviews of nursing homes...
Experts cite LTC’s better disaster preparedness scores but say more needed
By
Marty Stempniak
Apr 24, 2018
How well-prepared is your nursing home in the event that a disaster strikes — be it an active shooter, hurricane, cybersecurity attack or outbreak of Legionnaires disease?
Watchdog says nearly one-third of CMS telehealth payments were improper
By
Kimberly Marselas
Apr 16, 2018
The growing drumbeat for greater use of telehealth in long-term care may have encountered a muffler.
Penalty money funds person-centered care initiative for Georgia nursing homes
By
Kimberly Marselas
Apr 12, 2018
A $1.6 million grant from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and the Georgia State Survey Agency will help nursing homes across the state better understand their residents’ needs and deliver...
Kaiser Study: Nursing homes have fewer residents, but those residents need more help
By
Kimberly Marselas
Apr 11, 2018
Though occupancy rates fell between 2009 and 2016, the needs of nursing home residents have grown considerably — placing more demands on sometimes unprepared nursing staff, according to an in-depth analysis...
CMS report highlights disparities in care for the elderly
By
Kimberly Marselas
Apr 11, 2018
CMS Tuesday released a report examining racial, ethnic and gender differences in healthcare experience among Medicare Advantage beneficiaries.
Admissions halted at nursing home that removed patient for smoking
By
Kimberly Marselas
Apr 11, 2018
A Tennessee nursing home that reportedly moved a resident into a hotel when he refused to stop smoking — despite a strict no-smoking policy — has had its admissions suspended by state officials.
LGBT Americans worry about getting into, living in long-term care
By
Kimberly Marselas
Apr 09, 2018
More than 1 million Americans already over 65 identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual or trans, but many in the generation behind them worry that now widely-accepted label may still make it difficult to find...