Large-scale study to test cannabinoid use in Parkinson’s-related psychosis
By
Alicia Lasek
Oct 14, 2019
A large-scale British trial is set to test whether cannabinoids can effectively treat hallucinations and delusions in Parkinson’s disease.
Admin, DON salaries rise at a slower clip
By
James M. Berklan
Sep 08, 2006
Nursing home administrators hit a record high national median salary this year, and so did directors of nursing. But each group saw a slowdown in momentum that built last year.
New rankings might wrongly show downturn, leaders fear
By
Elizabeth Newman
Mar 04, 2015
Despite progress reducing off-label use of antipsychotics among nursing home residents, providers remained worried about a rebasing of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services system to rank nursing...
Nurses with a say are more likely to stay
By
Phil Brahm
Sep 05, 2016
Maintaining a low turnover rate among nursing staff during a time of high demand for positions may relate to autonomy of the job.
‘Elderspeak’ study reveals prevalence: study
By
Elizabeth Newman
Nov 21, 2014
Certified nursing assistants are more likely to use “elderspeak,” a form of patronizing speech used with seniors, if they are familiar with the resident, if the resident has dementia, or others...
Social support tied to lower mortality in older women with colorectal cancer
By
Alicia Lasek
Jan 23, 2020
Women with few social supports had 42% higher cancer mortality than their better-connected peers, a Kaiser Permanente study has found.
GAO says LTC partnerships not a Medicaid money saver
By
Haymarket Media
Jun 14, 2007
Long-term care partnerships piloted as a way to offer retirement security in the event long-term care would be necessary, are not saving as much as was hoped, according to a new report from the Government...
. . . Meanwhile, some providers remain skeptical about flu vaccine supplies
By
Haymarket Media
Nov 11, 2004
About 1 million high-risk people in Pennsylvania will not be able to get flu shots this year — despite an infusion of 340,000 new doses of vaccine from the federal government, the state’s health...
Nursing home cannot use Medicaid payment structure to evade ‘worthless services’ charges,...
By
Tim Mullaney
Jul 17, 2014
A nursing home cannot cite Medicare and Medicaid payment methods to escape charges that it provided “worthless services,” a federal judge recently ruled in a False Claims Act case.
CMS: Calculations for nursing home inspection ratings will resume in late January
By
Danielle Brown
Dec 07, 2020
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services will resume calculating nursing homes’ health inspection ratings starting on Jan. 27, 2021, the agency announced in a memo Friday.