Providers should use technology to reduce antipsychotic drug use, experts say
By
Holly Petrovich
Jul 01, 2015
New technology can help reduce the use of antipsychotics for nursing home residents with dementia, experts said during a McKnight’s Super Tuesday webinar.
Healthcare spending growth to decrease in 2016
By
Holly Petrovich
Jun 11, 2015
The spending growth for healthcare costs is expected to dip .3% in 2016, due largely to an increase in stock prices, earnings reports and customer base, according to new research.
Study: LTC nurses spend less than half of time on resident care
By
Holly Petrovich
Jun 12, 2015
Care providers spend more than half of their time at work doing tasks that do not involve resident care, indicating long-term care can become more efficient by delegating certain activities to non-regulated...
Association slams proposal favoring unionized nursing homes
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Holly Petrovich
Jun 30, 2015
Connecticut lawmakers are planning to distribute funds to nursing homes based on “irrelevant factors,” the state’s largest association of skilled nursing facilities said.
Collins: Patients stuck in ‘medical twilight zone’ from observation stays
By
Holly Petrovich
May 21, 2015
Hospital observation stays leave a Medicare beneficiary in a “medical twilight zone,” Sen. Susan Collins (R-ME) said at the Senate Special Committee on Aging committee hearing Wednesday.
Alzheimer’s and Medicare spending to boom over next 25 years
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Holly Petrovich
Jul 21, 2015
Over the next 25 years, more than 28 million baby boomers will develop Alzheimer’s disease, and the cost of care will consume nearly 25% of Medicare spending.
States must start screening Medicaid providers, CMS says
By
Holly Petrovich
Jun 03, 2015
States have until the end of July to start screening high-risk Medicaid and Children’s Health Insurance Program providers, according to new guidance by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services.
Lifting the spirits
By
Holly Petrovich
Sep 04, 2015
With resident choice and person-centered care on the rise, some rules and procedures should remain non-negotiable when it comes to lifting, bathing processes
LTC facilities remain at high risk of C. difficile
By
Holly Petrovich
Jun 05, 2015
Clostridium difficile is responsible for 14,000 deaths in the U.S. each year, and 75% of them involve nursing home residents, according to an expert presenting Thursday at a McKnight’s webinar.