Long-term care docs warn why better oversight of diagnostic testing is needed
By
John Roszkowski
Aug 03, 2024
Judicious use of testing and pharmacy orders is more critical than ever, a pair of experts in senior care and diagnostic testing emphasized.
Discovering the truth about long-term care
By
John O'Connor
Aug 03, 2024
Growing up as the child of immigrants in a working-class neighborhood, there were two things I held to be gospel: Unions and Democrats were good.
Hidden talent, visible impact: The IDD talent pool in LTC
By
Adam Chambers
Aug 02, 2024
Only 19.1% of people with Intellectual/Developmental Disabilities (IDD) are employed in the United States, compared to 61.8% of their neurotypical peers. Meanwhile, more than half of long-term care (LTC)...
Leavitt, Todd headline NIC fall show
By
James M. Berklan
Aug 02, 2024
Registration is underway for the NIC annual conference, which takes place Sept. 23-25 in Washington.
Meet Nancy Koha, 2024 Hall of Honor inductee
By
Foster Stubbs
Aug 02, 2024
Nancy Koha, chief process officer at Principle Long Term Care in Kinston, NC, is a Hall of Honor inductee in the 2024 McKnight’s Women of Distinction awards program.
Game planning emerges for new SNF PPS pay rule
By
Jessica R. Towhey
James M. Berklan
Aug 01, 2024
As disapproval about the 2025 skilled nursing Medicare pay rate increase continued to rise Thursday, long-term care providers and their advisors began devising coping strategies for some of the less flashy...
Surprise facility visits touted by NM governor a ‘gotcha’ display, exec claims
By
Jessica R. Towhey
Aug 01, 2024
Eleven long-term care facilities in New Mexico obtained a perfect score and 23 more missed a perfect score by one mark during surprise state inspections that took place over a weekend in May.
Alzheimer’s care, quality of life improve with innovative Immersion Room
By
Jessica R. Towhey
Aug 01, 2024
A creative new room at a Long Island, NY, nursing home may serve as a model for improving the quality of life and care through non-pharmacological interventions for residents diagnosed with Alzheimer’s...
Report names priorities, obstacles in geriatric care
By
Kristen Fischer
Aug 01, 2024
A review of 42 existing studies on gerontology and public health pointed out priorities and challenges to promote care for adults as they age.
Study: Death rate lower than expected in nursing home COVID-19 survivors
By
Kristen Fischer
Aug 01, 2024
Older adults in nursing homes who survived a COVID-19 infection during the first wave of the pandemic didn’t have a high death rate in the two years that followed, a new study shows.