Long-term care providers oppose post-acute care payment bundling, Medicare regulation in Obama’s...
May 11, 2009
Three long-term care groups criticized aspects of President Obama’s fiscal year 2010 budget proposal, which would allocate $828 billion to the Department of Health and Human Services, and increase...
Proposed bill could eliminate nursing home fines in Illinois
May 07, 2009
The Illinois state Legislature convened Wednesday to consider a controversial, first-of-its-kind proposal that would allow for the reduction, or in some cases, elimination of fines against nursing homes.
Nursing home Advancing Excellence campaign results in decrease in pressure ulcers, physical restraints,...
May 06, 2009
Advancing Excellence, a voluntary, nationwide campaign formed to improve care in nursing homes has done just that, organizers say. There has been a drop in the number of pressure ulcers and the use of...
CDC releases guidance for long-term care on swine flu infection
May 01, 2009
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has released interim guidance for healthcare facilities, including long-term care, for care of residents with confirmed or suspected swine flu, also known...
New survey shows nursing home room rates rising steadily across country
May 01, 2009
Nursing home care and assisted living care are more affordable in the Midwest than in the Northeast or West. Meanwhile, long-term care in Alaska remains the most expensive in the country, according to...
Specter becomes Democrat, but still opposes card check
Apr 29, 2009
Senator Arlen Specter of Pennsylvania, one of the most visible opponents of the Employee Free Choice Act, has announced he will be leaving the Republican Party to caucus with the Democrats. But don’t...
Long-term care groups watching, waiting as government responds to swine flu crisis
Apr 28, 2009
Swine flu has not, so far, affected residents or employees of nursing homes. Still, the long-term care community is staying abreast of the latest developments and information regarding the potentially...
Long-term care reform tops agenda at AAHSA spring conference
Apr 21, 2009
The stakes have never been higher at the American Association of Homes and Services for the Aging’s annual spring conference and exhibition, the group’s leader told McKnight’s on Monday...
News analysis: Support for card check varies depending on the poll
Apr 14, 2009
Parties on each side of the card-check issue are proving adept at swaying the masses, according to a recent news analysis. But it’s hard to know which poll figures to trust.
Budget amendment would end bonuses for nursing homes with violations
Apr 07, 2009
In the wake of the American Insurance Group (AIG) bonus scandal, the Senate approved an amendment to the budget bill that would eliminate bonuses paid to nursing homes and other government contractors...