Call for tougher SNF licensing rules loses support
By
Danielle Brown
Jun 23, 2022
A measure aimed at strengthening California’s licensing requirements for potential buyers of skilled nursing facilities has begun to lose steam among some lawmakers following changes that reshaped the...
81 percent of COVID-19 deaths here are nursing home-related — double the average; global rates ‘both...
By
Danielle Brown
Jul 01, 2020
More than 80% of all COVID-19 deaths in Canada are from long-term care facilities and retirement homes, according to a new analysis from the Canadian Institute for Health Information.
14th Long Term & Post-Acute Health IT Summit takes new direction
May 25, 2018
The nation’s leading healthcare I.T. summit has broadened its focus under the new leadership of LeadingAge’s Center for Aging Services Technologies and is now taking registrations. The event...
Federal court allows civil rights case against public nursing home to proceed
By
Kimberly Marselas
Apr 27, 2018
A Pennsylvania judge has ruled the daughter of a former nursing home resident can sue a publicly owned facility for civil rights violations that contributed to the mother’s death.
Medicaid enjoying higher public profile after ACA fight, observers say
By
Aug 16, 2017
The recent legislative battle over repealing and replacing the Affordable Care Act helped increase understanding of Medicaid’s importance and support for the program, according to some observers.
ACA repeal may not harm providers but replacement could, leader says
By
Jan 05, 2017
Nursing home providers are unlikely to see any earth-shattering changes should the Affordable Care Act be repealed, as promised by President-elect Donald Trump. But some of the options being floated as...
Study: Dramatic change in diet reversed type 2 diabetes
By
James M. Berklan
Apr 20, 2016
Results of a small British clinical study have raised hopes that type 2 diabetes is reversible in some people if they follow a stark new diet.
HHS issues final rule on federal payment rates for new Medicaid beneficiaries
By
McKnight's Staff
Apr 01, 2013
The federal government will pay 100% of the Medicaid costs for certain newly eligible beneficiaries under the Affordable Care Act, the Department of Health and Human Services confirmed in a final rule...
Long-term care providers at summit call for collaboration in ACOs to lower the cost of care
Jun 29, 2011
American Health Care Association CEO and President Mark Parkinson on Tuesday called for collaboration across all segments of the healthcare sector at the second annual National Accountable Care Organization...
HHS unveils new national quality improvement strategy
Mar 22, 2011
The Department of Health and Human Services on Monday rolled out its “National Strategy for Quality Improvements in Health Care,” a “first-ever” plan to guide quality improvement...