Older, discharged COVID patients have double the risk of dying vs. flu patients: study … Private insurers denying coverage for new Alzheimer’s drugs … After turning away from skilled nursing, Invesque...
Meet Rhonda St. Onge, 2023 Rising Star
By
Ron Rajecki
Aug 14, 2023
Learn more about Rhonda St. Onge, Executive Director, Brookdale Senior Living (Brookdale Trillium Crossing), Columbus, OH.
Meet Aimee Middleton, 2023 Hall of Honor inductee
By
Ron Rajecki
Aug 14, 2023
Learn more about Aimee Middleton, Vice President, Operations, Evangelical Lutheran Good Samaritan Society, Sioux Falls, SD.
Disparities plagued care for older adults of color during pandemic, report finds
By
Kristen Fischer
Aug 11, 2023
Disparities plagued care for older adults of color during pandemic, report finds
Picketing workers seek receiver for troubled nursing home
By
Kimberly Marselas
Aug 11, 2023
A union representing workers at a nursing home already under investigation for fraud are calling on the state to place the facility in receivership, alleging that the owners are revoking workers’ healthcare...
New PET scan can better spot tau in people with Alzheimer’s disease, study finds
By
Kristen Fischer
Aug 10, 2023
Researchers say that a special digital imaging technique can spot the tau protein and predict cognitive decline in people with Alzheimer’s disease better than traditional imaging methods.
Revised MDS assessments of patient mood disorders may depress payments
By
Alicia Lasek
Aug 10, 2023
Clinicians should remain vigilant for missed diagnoses — and the potential for reduced Medicare payment rates — as MDS changes take effect Oct. 1, industry experts said.
CareTrust recruits new SNF partners with plenty of dry powder at the ready
By
Kimberly Marselas
Aug 07, 2023
CareTrust has repositioned some of its staff to identify successful skilled nursing operators with which the real estate investment trust should forge new relationships, company officials said Friday as...
SNRIs or NSAIDs with short-term opioids don’t seem to up delirium risk
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Kristen Fischer
Aug 04, 2023
Adding serotonin and norepinephrine reuptake inhibitors (SNRIs) to short-acting opioids for nonmalignant pain in nursing home residents doesn’t seem to boost their risk for delirium compared with giving...
Feds finalize automatic appeal waiver, but threaten to cut penalty reductions
By
Kimberly Marselas
Aug 04, 2023
A new process waiving CMP appeals is raising questions about whether the change might ultimately cost providers more in the end.