In a move sure to surprise many providers, the Government Accountability Office will investigate the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ Five-Star Quality Rating System, according to a published...
Researchers dissect end-of-life care practices, issue best practices
By
Emily Mongan
Nov 15, 2016
Making sure that residents’ care preferences are consistently recorded and updated in medical records is crucial to providing quality end-of-life care, researchers stress in a recently published...
Ask the payment expert … about PEPPER reports
By
Patricia Boyer
Dec 01, 2014
We never downloaded our PEPPER report. How important is it?
SNF employee sentenced to 10 months in prison for abuse caught on family-placed camera
By
Phil Brahm
Jul 20, 2016
A former employee at a South Dakota facility will serve nearly 10 months in prison after pleading guilty to abusing and neglecting a 66-year-old resident.
LTC nurse could face 4 years in prison for alleged morphine mistake, cover-up
By
Tim Mullaney
Sep 05, 2014
A nurse has been indicted for allegedly administering morphine to a nursing home resident by mistake and covering up her error while the resident experienced a health emergency, New York Attorney General...
LTC urged to prepare for lousy weather
By
Kimberly Marselas
Feb 01, 2015
New federal guidelines that outline climate threats to the healthcare system find nursing homes are more vulnerable during extreme weather and are less resilient afterward.
For many with dementia, statins truly are a lifesaver
By
Alicia Lasek
Jul 01, 2019
Statin users with dementia have a 22% lower risk of death when compared to non-users, according to new research.
McKnight’s Online Expo is one day away
By
Marty Stempniak
Mar 26, 2019
Time is running out to participate in the long-term care industry’s only virtual trade show.
Peanut plant owner knew product was tainted, e-mails show
Feb 13, 2009
The owner of a Georgia peanut processing plant knew he was shipping salmonella-tainted products, according to evidence presented at a congressional hearing this week.
Study: Sustained use of antipsychotics increases Alzheimer’s death risk
Jan 12, 2009
Prolonged use of antipsychotic medications on Alzheimer’s patients is associated with a significantly increased risk of death, according to a new British study.