Study: Potential residents have low awareness, negative perception of CCRCs
By
Haymarket Media
Nov 10, 2006
Continuing care retirement communities have a lot of work to do to make their image and services seem palatable to their next wave of potential customers, new survey results indicate.
AAHSA leader issues strongest improvement challenge yet to providers
By
Haymarket Media
Nov 08, 2006
While appealing for more collaborative efforts from government regulators, the leader of one of the nation’s biggest nursing home associations also issued his most blunt challenge to his members...
Finance Feature — Old quandary
By
James M. Berklan
Oct 16, 2006
More and more, aging facilities are begging the question:
Is it time to remodel, refurbish or just start over?
Medicaid spending growth stunted, state revenues on upswing
By
Haymarket Media
Oct 11, 2006
Medicaid spending grew just 2.6% for the 2006 fiscal year, according to results of a 50-state survey released Tuesday. It was the first time in eight years that state revenues (3.7%) grew faster than Medicaid...
Nursing schools close doors to more applicants in 2005
By
Haymarket Media
Oct 06, 2006
Nursing schools continue to reject more qualified applicants each year, according to an annual survey conducted by the American Association of Colleges of Nursing. Most schools attribute it to an insufficient...
Cost of private nursing home room rises 1.5% in 2006
By
Haymarket Media
Oct 02, 2006
The average daily cost of a private room in a nursing home increased just 1.5% over last year’s cost, according to the annual MetLife Market Survey of Nursing Home & Home Care Costs.
House bill encourages facility investment in capital improvements, IT
By
Haymarket Media
Oct 02, 2006
A new House bill would encourage long-term care facilities to invest in capital improvements, expand access to disaster relief funding, and help alleviate the workforce shortage.
Emergency rooms are feeling space crunch, CDC report says
By
Haymarket Media
Sep 29, 2006
U.S. hospital-based emergency rooms are packed, but many are planning to expand in the next couple years, according to a new report.
Proposed legislation would grant release of CMS data
By
Haymarket Media
Sep 19, 2006
A new bill in the Senate proposes giving some private sector groups access to data collected and maintained by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services.
Pharmacists and doctors acknowledge Part D access problems
By
Haymarket Media
Sep 11, 2006
An overwhelming majority of pharmacists and physicians report numerous access problems with the Part D prescription drug benefit, even though they also say the program has helped beneficiaries.