Advancing Excellence searching for another new leader
By
Elizabeth Newman
Apr 17, 2013
A high-profile long-term care quality group has begun search plans for another new executive director, just six months after filling the position previously.
Long-term care groups protest Obama budget’s $81 billion in Medicare cuts
By
McKnight's Staff
Apr 11, 2013
The White House’s proposed budget includes $81 billion in Medicare payment reductions to long-term care providers. The reductions would take place over 10 years, as part of the Obama administration’s...
Nursing home costs approach $84,000 a year, Genworth survey shows
By
McKnight's Staff
Apr 10, 2013
The cost of long-term care continues to rise, according to the 10th annual Cost of Care Survey from insurance company Genworth. The median annual cost of a private nursing home room reached $83,950 this...
State News
Apr 01, 2013
A four-person review panel would have to approve civil malpractice lawsuits against long-term care providers before the claims could go to court, under a bill that recently passed the state senate in Kentucky.
Enzyme test could reveal who will need long-term care after one type of stroke, researchers say
By
McKnight's Staff
Mar 28, 2013
By testing for particular molecules in cerebrospinal fluid, doctors can identify who is most likely to need long-term care following a subarachnoid haemorrhage (SAH) stroke, according to researchers.
A vendor’s point of view
By
Michael Defrancesco
Mar 21, 2013
When I recently went to a nursing home as a visitor, watching a well-choreographed “team” working together gave me a much different appreciation for the long-term care facility and the people...
ONE DAY TO GO: ‘Prime’ reasons to gear up for the Online Expo
By
McKnight's Staff
Mar 19, 2013
The best “prime” opportunity for long-term care professionals to learn the latest information about many of the top issues in long-term care is at hand. Prime? Two days. Five free webcasts....
Frisky Alzheimer’s residents: ‘ew’ or ‘aw’?
By
John O'Connor
Mar 15, 2013
Alzheimer’s disease is very good at taking. It takes away memories. It takes away personalities. It can be argued that Alzheimer’s essentially takes away a person’s essence. And as almost...
Three White House appointees complete Commission on Long-Term Care
By
McKnight's Staff
Mar 14, 2013
President Barack Obama has named the final three members of the Commission on Long-Term Care created as part of January’s fiscal cliff deal.
Antibiotic-resistant E. coli is on the rise in nursing homes, study shows
By
McKnight's Staff
Mar 13, 2013
An antibiotic-resistant strain of Escherichia coli (E. coli) is on the rise in long-term care facilities, according to a study in the April issue of Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology.