Most senior citizens want to age in place, a new study found.
Corridor doors and sprinklers most dangerous physical plant issues
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Haymarket Media
Oct 24, 2007
Problems with appropriate corridor doors were the most prevalant Life Safety Code violation found by U.S. nursing home inspectors in June, according to federal regulatory data. Just over a third of facilities...
Poll: Candidates should propose long-term care plans
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Haymarket Media
Oct 15, 2007
Americans are looking to the presidential candidates for long-term care solutions, a new poll reveals.
Medicaid enrollment falls as states expand program
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Haymarket Media
Oct 12, 2007
Medicaid enrollment slipped by 0.5% in fiscal year 2007, but most states are planning to expand coverage in 2008, including long-term care services, according to a new survey from Kaiser Family Foundation’s...
Yarwood: Long-term care in “a pretty good position”
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Haymarket Media
Oct 11, 2007
Despite the challenges facing long-term care, including heightened government scrutiny on quality, the industry is poised to advance its initiatives, said Bruce Yarwood, president and CEO of the American...
CMS to release safe food handling, nutrition guidance
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Haymarket Media
Oct 11, 2007
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services will release interpretive guidance on several regulations in coming months, regulatory experts noted at the American Health Care Association’s annual...
Churches provide valuable healthcare link, study finds
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Haymarket Media
Oct 08, 2007
Nearly 70% of churches nationwide provide direct healthcare services to either congregation members or the community at large, according to a recent survey conducted by the National Council of Churches....
Having my say — Lessons from a nightmare
Oct 05, 2007
Editor’s note: The author was the first corporate-level nursing home official in Iowa to be indicted on criminal charges related to resident care.
If you’re in healthcare, you’re a problem-solver....
President signs resolution extending revisit fees
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Haymarket Media
Oct 02, 2007
President Bush late last week signed a resolution extending the revisit user fee regulation to November.