Patients with diabetic foot ulcers who use removable cast walkers need more information to promote higher compliance and better healing, a study in the Journal of Wound Care finds.
Ability to cope linked to longevity in study on older men
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Kristen Fischer
Mar 27, 2024
The effort that older men use to cope with stressful situations is more effective in terms of longevity than the individual strategies they employ, according to a study published March 19 in the Journals...
Fracture models help docs spot which older women should undergo osteoporosis treatment
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Kristen Fischer
Mar 11, 2024
Researchers made prediction models to estimate non-spine fractures and death before the occurrence of bone breaks in an effort to determine the benefits of fracture prevention therapy for women 80 and...
EXTRA: CMS publishes rule outlining final staffing requirements
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Kimberly Marselas
Apr 22, 2024
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services said it would exempt nursing homes from having registered nurse coverage for up to 8 out of 24 hours a day “under certain circumstances,” unveiling...
End-of-life talks, planning benefit all racial groups, study finds
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Kristen Fischer
May 20, 2024
Goals-of-care conversations and advance directives don’t necessarily benefit certain racial groups more than others in terms of achieving individuals’ end-of-life goals, a new study showed. Having...
Report: 20 percent of nursing home residents receive antipsychotics
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Kristen Fischer
Mar 20, 2024
A new report highlights the high number of nursing home residents who are prescribed antipsychotic drugs. Authors of the report say that, in most cases, the drugs aren’t clinically justified.
House committee split raises new questions on nursing home staffing rule’s future
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Kimberly Marselas
May 01, 2024
Some House lawmakers Tuesday painted their effort to repeal a new nursing home staffing mandate as a bid to ensure access to care and to stake their authority over a rogue regulatory agency at the same...
‘Whistleblower’ owes landmark $1.1M to nursing home for groundless False Claims case
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Kimberly Marselas
Mar 20, 2024
A judge has awarded a landmark $1.1 million in attorney fees to a nursing home targeted in a False Claims case found “frivolous” for its reliance on publicly available and false information.
Governor aims to post more nursing home data, pay providers incentives
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Josh Henreckson
Feb 12, 2024
A new bill aims to increase public access to state nursing home performance data for consumers — and also begin providing care quality incentives for facilities designated as “centers of excellence.”
Medicaid consultant used nursing home meetings to fleece residents: AG
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James M. Berklan
Dec 06, 2023
The Massachusetts Attorney General announced the indictment of a Medicaid consultant who allegedly stole tens of thousands of dollars from nursing home residents after gaining access to their financial...