Median cost of a private nursing home room now exceeds $87,000 a year, Genworth survey finds
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Tim Mullaney
Apr 03, 2014
The median annual cost of a private nursing home room in the United States has increased to $87,600, according to the latest annual survey from insurance company Genworth. This represents a 4.4% increase...
Antipsychotics increase fall risk 50% for long-term care residents and those living in community, study...
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Tim Mullaney
Jan 14, 2015
Taking an antipsychotic medication greatly increases the chances that a senior will fall or sustain a fracture, regardless of where that person is living, what drug is involved or what dose is taken, according...
One day to go: McKnight’s Fall Online Expo returns with 3 free CE webcasts
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Tim Mullaney
Sep 08, 2014
McKnight’s second Fall Online Expo will take place tomorrow, featuring three free webcasts on pressing long-term care issues. Attendees can earn continuing education credit while learning about regulatory...
Medicaid overbilling allegations were ‘inaccurate’ and ‘misleading,’ Signature...
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Tim Mullaney
Jul 09, 2014
Authorities have asserted that Signature HealthCARE billed Medicaid for $2 million in unapproved costs, but this was an oversimplification that presented the company in an unfair light, the large long-term...
Long-term care was the strongest healthcare sector for mergers and acquisitions last year, analysis shows
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Tim Mullaney
May 09, 2014
Long-term care was the only healthcare sector to experience an increase in mergers and acquisitions last year, according to a new analysis from business intelligence firm Irving Levin Associates Inc.
PharMerica to pay $200,000 settlement over federal charges of unsafe dispensing practices
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Tim Mullaney
Apr 17, 2014
Long-term care pharmacy company PharMerica has agreed to pay about $213,000 to settle charges that it dispensed medications without prescriptions and committed other breaches of the Controlled Substances...
Systematic improvement is a key to larger culture change in long-term care, Advancing Excellence leader...
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Tim Mullaney
Nov 05, 2013
The Advancing Excellence campaign is well known for helping long-term care providers improve on measureable quality goals, but the program goes beyond this to create less quantifiable changes, according...
Largest-ever Alzheimer’s study unlocks new knowledge about the disease’s genetic roots, researchers...
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Tim Mullaney
Oct 30, 2013
The largest-ever international study of Alzheimer’s disease has significantly expanded the scientific community’s understanding of the disease’s genetic underpinnings, according to a...
Survey: Average long-term care nurse leader salary reaches $73,000
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Tim Mullaney
Oct 24, 2013
Nurse leaders working in long-term care settings will earn an average yearly salary of $73,200 in 2013, according to a recent survey by Nursing Management magazine. Nurse leaders in subacute and rehabilitation...
Residents reciprocate when nurses initiate warm regards
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Tim Mullaney
Jun 01, 2014
Relations between long-term care nurses and residents can be understood through the concept of “reciprocity,” and cultivating certain types of reciprocity can improve care, according to recent...