Out in front: Program puts residents back in the bike seat
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Kimberly Marselas
May 21, 2019
Residents at a Wisconsin nursing home got a long-awaited taste of spring, perched in the front seat of a trishaw as a pilot pedaled them around the grounds.
Experts criticize prevalence of costly operations in final year of life, tout decision-aids to reduce...
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Kimberly Marselas
Mar 01, 2018
Decision aids being developed by many hospitals and health systems may help seniors choose not to have costly, invasive procedures that have been common in their final years.
OIG: Medicare needs to do more to prevent fraud and waste related to chiropractic care
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Kimberly Marselas
Feb 20, 2018
Previous controls have not done enough to reduce fraud and waste in connection to chiropractic care for Medicare patients, according to a review issued by a federal watchdog Friday.
HHS chief pushes ‘lowest-cost appropriate’ settings in AHCA speech
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Kimberly Marselas
Jun 06, 2018
Human and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar on Tuesday outlined critical areas of focus his agency will pursue as it ushers in value-based transformation and a new wave of graying Baby Boomers approaches...
RN representation holds steady in nursing homes
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Kimberly Marselas
May 04, 2018
Despite an industry-wide push for staffing improvements, skilled nursing facilities did not reduce their reliance on nurse aides between 2014 and 2016, new federal data shows.
Judge draws line in Massachusetts: Wrongful death claimants must enter arbitration if residents signed...
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Kimberly Marselas
Apr 05, 2018
Wrongful death plaintiffs in Massachusetts must take claims against nursing homes to arbitration, regardless of whether they or their deceased relatives were the ones to sign an agreement.
Evaluation and treatment of depression may reverse memory and cognitive difficulties
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Kimberly Marselas
Mar 28, 2018
Measuring neuropsychiatric symptoms such as depression, anxiety, agitation and irritability can help predict who will develop mild cognitive impairment, and who will progress to dementia or revert back...
Golden Living fighting $1.8 million in back-vacation pay owed to employees
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Kimberly Marselas
Jan 25, 2018
Golden Living Centers is fighting an arbitration ruling that found the company owes $1.8 million in vacation pay to 2,000 former employees at 36 Pennsylvania nursing homes.
Alzheimer’s Association issues new guidance for dementia care in nursing homes
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Kimberly Marselas
Jan 19, 2018
The Alzheimer’s Association Thursday published new recommendations meant to shape dementia care practice at nursing homes, assisted living facilities and other long-term care and community care providers.
Three nurses arrested after unsealed video reveals they ignored resident’s pleas
By
Kimberly Marselas
Feb 23, 2018
Three nursing home employees accused of ignoring the pleas of a World War II veteran in respiratory distress have been charged in his 2014 death, a Georgia prosecutor announced this week.