Workforce challenges that have plagued long-term care operators during the coronavirus pandemic will worsen as the crisis progresses this year, predicted Harvard healthcare policy expert David Grabowski.
Statins not linked to cognitive decline in the elderly
By
Alicia Lasek
Nov 19, 2019
There is no link between statin medications and cognitive decline in older adults, according to a new observational study.
House, Senate members urge CMS against cuts to Medicare Advantage
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Feb 19, 2016
More than half the members of both the House and Senate joined together this week to ask the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services not to cut payments to Medicare Advantage.
AliMed offers three new fall management products
Jul 29, 2014
AliMed is now offering the AliMed CordLess® Sensor Alarm and the AliMed Worry-Free Fall Alarm to help reduce the risk of accidental falls, and the HipShield® X-tra to help prevent fractures, the company...
AHCA, Alliance merge to augment Hill clout
By
James M. Berklan
Jul 01, 2013
The nation’s largest nursing home association has re-absorbed an aggressive sub-group of large nursing home operators to create an even stronger lobbying organization for long-term care providers.
Stern, president of SEIU, to resign
Apr 14, 2010
Andy Stern, president of the Service Employees International Union, which represents more than 150,000 nursing home workers, will resign from his post “very soon,” according to sources inside...
Yoga may help prevent falls in elderly women
Apr 16, 2008
Women over 65 may be able to find a new balance in their lives through a certain kind of yoga, and at the same time reduce their risk of falls.
It’s Not Too Early to Prepare for QAPI
By
Jane M. Niemi, MSN, RN, NHA,
Oct 17, 2012
With a QAPI regulation in process and the subsequent date for submission of a facility QAPI plan to CMS a year after promulgation of the regulation pending, preparing for Quality Assurance and Performance...
‘Minor’ issues at the nursing home can cause disastrous care transitions, expert warns
By
Elizabeth Newman
Apr 18, 2014
What may appear to be minor administrative problems in a nursing home – a fax machine locked away at night or no one designated to copy paperwork – can cause major headaches in care transitions,...
Ryan: Lawmakers may dismantle staffing rule
By
James M. Berklan
Dec 07, 2023
Former US House Speaker Paul Ryan recently pointed out that Congress has a clear ability to block a federal nursing home staffing mandate — if it has the collective will to do so.