Paramedics-telemedicine combo keeping nursing home residents out of the ER
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Marty Stempniak
Jul 26, 2018
Canadian health officials are successfully taking an unusual approach to keeping seniors out of the costly emergency room with a program that, they say, could easily play in the U.S. too.
Providers find pain interview most helpful in IMPACT Act testing
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Marty Stempniak
Jul 26, 2018
The pain interview for a new post-acute evaluation system, has been the most useful thus far, according to a progress report from federal officials on Wednesday.
Government sides with whistleblower’s effort to extract $350M from Consulate
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Marty Stempniak
Jul 25, 2018
The ongoing saga of a nine-figure False Claims Act case took another turn late last week, with the Department of Justice criticizing a federal judge who tossed out a verdict against the provider.
Innovative pilot program aims to help nursing home residents with mental health issues
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Marty Stempniak
Jul 25, 2018
One Pennsylvania nursing home is trying a new approach to treating residents with mental health issues by experimenting with an innovative new pilot program.
Nursing home preparations in overdrive after deadly hurricane season
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Marty Stempniak
Jul 24, 2018
Thousands of healthcare providers are in full-scale prep mode as the one-year anniversary of a storm that led to the deaths of a dozen residents at one Florida nursing home quickly approaches.
Researchers find Alzheimer’s threat never diminishes; average survival confirmed 6 years
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Marty Stempniak
Jul 24, 2018
First-ever studies are bringing new revelations about Alzheimer’s disease this week, as the Alzheimer’s Association hosts its 2018 International Conference in Chicago. Among them: Dementia...
Verbal instructions are OK for nursing home arbitration contract, judge rules
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Marty Stempniak
Jul 23, 2018
A Mississippi judge has struck down one woman’s attempt to take her dispute with a nursing home to trial, arguing the verbal consent for an arbitration agreement was sufficient.
Nursing home administrator salaries inch up 2.14%
By
Marty Stempniak
Jul 23, 2018
Nursing home administrators working in continuing care retirement communities saw their pay nudge upward ever so slightly this year, according to a new survey.
Nursing home CEO fires himself in a bid to save struggling organization
By
Marty Stempniak
Jul 20, 2018
The chief executive of a struggling skilled care provider is cutting his own position, after 18 years on the job, in a bid to keep the home afloat.
Nursing home signs ‘groundbreaking contract,’ doles out bonuses to staffers for cutting back...
By
Marty Stempniak
Jul 20, 2018
One New York nursing home is trying an outside-the-box approach to keeping residents safe.