Pandemic crisis ‘far from over’ in senior living, Argentum tells feds
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Mar 25, 2022
While the nation turns the page on the crisis stage of the COVID-19 pandemic, Argentum is asking the Biden administration to redouble its efforts to help vulnerable older adults and their frontline caregivers.
Six years after mandate, most of state’s nursing home residents had POLST forms
By
Alicia Lasek (f3)
Mar 14, 2022
By 2016, 81% of California’s long-stay residents and 68% of short-stay residents had physician orders for life-sustaining treatment recorded in the MDS.
AMA survey shows lack of progress on prior authorization reforms
May 27, 2022
Results show little progress across all five reform areas outlined in a 2018 consensus statement, the AMA has found.
Dementia-related speech difficulties found to reflect patients’ native language
By
Alicia Lasek
Jan 10, 2020
Italian- and English-speaking patients with the same form of dementia had different speech symptoms that affected diagnostic measurements.
Study links diet to late-stage eye disease
By
Alicia Lasek
Dec 11, 2019
People who follow a Western-style diet are three times more likely to develop late-stage macular degeneration, say researchers.
Geriatricians weigh value of newer advance care directives for nursing home residents
By
Alicia Lasek (f3)
Jun 02, 2022
In a new editorial, specialists ask whether Physician Orders for Life-Sustaining Treatment lead to high-quality care for residents.
Most post-acute Medicare recipients with dementia sent to SNFs despite payment changes: study
By
Alicia Lasek
Oct 15, 2021
Investigators were surprised to find that post-acute care use patterns remained stable after major payment reform initiatives. Beneficiaries with dementia were sent to skilled nursing facilities more often...
POLST form triples odds that residents’ treatment wishes are known: study
By
Alicia Lasek
Nov 23, 2020
Nursing home residents who had Physician’s Orders for Life-Sustaining Treatment significantly increased the likelihood that their treatment preferences were documented in their medical record, a statewide...
Arthritis drug Actemra in short supply as demand for use in COVID ramps up
By
Alicia Lasek
Aug 18, 2021
Demand for Actemra IV has skyrocketed due to the latest wave of COVID-19 infections and hospitalizations, drugmaker Genentech says. In the past two weeks alone, orders for the drug shot up to 400% of pre-COVID...
Feds ramp up nursing home sanctions for poor care performance
By
Alicia Lasek
Oct 24, 2022
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services will more aggressively enforce accountability in its Special Focus Facilities (SFF) Program, the Biden Administration said Friday.