Kaiser: Long-term care accounts for nearly one-third of all Medicaid spending in the United States
Apr 17, 2009
Long-term care consumed more than a third of the $320 billion spent on Medicaid services during fiscal year 2007, according to a Kaiser Family Foundation report.
GAO: State surveyors miss nursing home deficiencies
May 16, 2008
State inspectors often fail to cite serious deficiencies, including malnutrition, bedsores and abuse, in their annual inspections of facilities, a Government Accountability Office report found.
CMS reminds Medicare Part D providers of obligations to nursing home residents
Dec 03, 2008
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services recently reminded Medicare Part D plan providers of their duty to provide convenient access to network pharmacies for long-term care residents.
McKnight’s Online Expo to spotlight housing market trends
Mar 04, 2008
Skilled nursing housing occupancy numbers were stable for the third quarter of 2007. That represents both good news and bad news, said Michael Hargrave, of the National Investment Center for the Seniors...
Gunman could face death penalty in North Carolina nursing home shooting case
Jun 01, 2009
Prosecutors last week asked for the death penalty in the case of Robert Stewart, 45, the man accused of murdering eight people at Pinelake Health and Rehabilitation Center in Carthage, NC.
Nursing home, assisted living costs vary widely by region, new report finds
Feb 25, 2009
Geography plays an important role in the cost of nursing home and other long-term care services, according to a recently released report.
Peanut butter brand recalled after seniors sickened in Minnesota facility
Jan 13, 2009
A brand of peanut butter is being recalled nationally after an open container tested positive for salmonella bacteria in a Minnesota senior care facility.
It’s about time
Jan 30, 2008
Staying on top of the latest products, services and industry trends can be a time-devouring pursuit. But the job just became less time consuming, thanks to our new Web site. Eldercare pros can find many...
Nursing home arbitration act resurfaces in Senate
Mar 05, 2009
Senators Wednesday re-introduced the Fairness in Nursing Home Arbitration Act, a bill that would prevent nursing homes from requiring residents to sign arbitration agreements as a condition of admission....
Committee OKs legislation that would increase number of foreign-educated nurses in nursing homes
Aug 05, 2008
Nursing-home providers this week expressed approval for legislation recently approved by a House committee that would increase the number of foreign-educated nurses in the U.S.