Government shutdown ends, but Howard Dean tells long-term care providers to expect continued gridlock
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Tim Mullaney
Oct 17, 2013
A deal originating in the Senate has restored federal government funding and raised the nation’s debt ceiling, ending a 16-day government shutdown that threatened senior services programs and nursing...
Doctors flunk test on skilled nursing facilities, raising concerns about care transitions, UCLA researchers...
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Tim Mullaney
Oct 09, 2014
Early career physicians have extremely poor knowledge of skilled nursing facilities, showing that more robust training is needed to ensure that physicians can oversee effective transitions into SNFs, according...
Accused Assisted Living Concepts CEO sues government agency over use of ‘in-house’ court
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Tim Mullaney
Jan 06, 2015
The former chief executive of an assisted living provider has sued the Securities and Exchange Commission, arguing against its practice of bringing cases before an “in-house” court, Reuters...
SNFs may help enroll: CMS
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Tim Mullaney
Aug 01, 2013
Organizations may serve as authorized representatives for nursing home residents in the Medicaid application and enrollment process, according to a final rule issued by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid...
A stay in a Department of Veterans Affairs hospital that is not Medicare certified can in most cases qualify an individual for Medicare coverage of subsequent skilled nursing services, the Centers for...
Long-term care operators need to develop innovative contracts with network partners, expert says
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Tim Mullaney
Oct 21, 2013
The troubled rollout of online health insurance marketplaces has grabbed headlines recently. But one expert believes people are overestimating the importance of the Affordable Care Act’s enrollment...
Prolonging mealtimes could lead to health complications for LTC residents, study suggests
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Tim Mullaney
Jan 20, 2015
Long-term care providers should be aware that residents’ chewing and swallowing ability might be worse at the end of a prolonged meal, increasing the risk of aspiration pneumonia and other conditions,...
Jimmo guidance: Document goal before you provide care
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Tim Mullaney
Feb 01, 2014
Skilled nursing facilities should not claim that therapy was to maintain a patient’s condition if documentation reflected only an improvement goal.
People with dementia experience less depression in nursing homes than community living, large European...
By
Tim Mullaney
Dec 17, 2014
People with severe dementia are less likely to be depressed if they are living in a nursing home rather than a community-based setting, recently published findings suggest.
Close, specific hospital-SNF partnerships drive down readmission rates, researchers find
By
Tim Mullaney
Oct 30, 2013
A strong relationship between a hospital and a skilled nursing facility reduces the readmission rate among patients discharged to that SNF, according to recently published research.