Anemia linked to elevated dementia, Alzheimer’s risks
By
Kristen Fischer
Jul 13, 2023
Analyzing bloodwork for anemia could be critical in helping people assess their risks for dementia and/or Alzheimer’s.
McKnight’s Fall Expo returns with industry-bests on data, regulations, infection control
By
Kimberly Marselas
Sep 22, 2021
Providers looking for an advantage when it comes to data analytics, compliance or infection control won’t want to miss the McKnight’s Long-Term Care News Fall Online Expo on Sept. 30.
Pure determination: Young CNA drives more than 25 miles on 4-wheeler to make shift at Mississippi nursing...
By
Danielle Brown
Feb 24, 2021
Where there’s a will there’s a way. A 22-year-old Mississippi certified nursing assistant proved just that after trekking more than 25 miles on a four-wheeler during a winter storm in order to make...
CMS chief: Medicaid needs reform, House healthcare bill ‘outdated’
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Jun 01, 2017
Medicaid is in need of reforms to strengthen the way it’s administered between the federal and state governments, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Administrator Seema Verma said on Tuesday.
House committee slams Center for Medicare & Medicaid Innovation’s lack of savings, ‘unelected’...
By
Sep 08, 2016
The Center for Medicare & Medicaid Innovation has spent almost $6.1 billion on demonstration projects without showing any tangible savings, say Republican lawmakers.
New Mexico nursing home sued by state AG sues back
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Aug 20, 2015
A New Mexico nursing home being sued by the state attorney general claims that he refused to release communications between his office and two out-of-state law firms working on the case, violating the...
U.S. nursing home population decreased 20%, Census Bureau reports
By
Stephanie H. Kim
Jul 01, 2014
The number of American nursing home residents 65 and older decreased by 20% within 10 years, the Census Bureau reported Monday. From 2000 to 2010, the number fell from 1.6 million to 1.3 million.
Ask the nursing expert … about time management
By
Angel McGarrity-Davis, RN, CDONA, NHA
Dec 01, 2013
We are so very busy in our post-acute care jobs. How are we supposed to get it all done?
Five Star makes changes to rely less on public funding
By
Tim Mullaney
Nov 01, 2013
Five Star Quality Care recently transferred operations of two rehabilitation hospitals in Massachusetts to Reliant Hospital Partners, marking the latest move in the company’s dramatic shift toward...
GOP might have votes to block Berwick re-nomination as Medicare, Medicaid chief
Mar 07, 2011
Senate Republicans might have enough votes to block the re-nomination of Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Administrator Don Berwick, it was revealed late last week.