Senate hearing, staggering OIG report underline need to address seniors’ substance use disorders
By
Kimberly Marselas
Dec 15, 2023
A Congressional hearing and a stunning new report issued by a government watchdog Thursday show seniors need more help accessing care for substance use disorders, finding providers willing to treat them...
Court rules against nursing home employee fired for hitting groping resident
By
Joe Bush
Dec 06, 2022
A nursing home worker’s hand-slapping of a groping resident is not protected under the West Virginia Human Rights Act, a federal court has ruled.
Study maps home time in people on Medicare in assisted living communities
By
Kristen Fischer
Dec 19, 2023
A new study gives more insights into how much time older people in assisted living spend in and out of it.
Hospital back-ups mount as rising costs, demographic pressures build
By
Jessica R. Towhey
Mar 14, 2023
Rural nursing homes face a daunting challenge of caring for an increasingly aging population without an equivalent workforce, according to a leading provider advocate in Nebraska.
Antipsychotic add-on helps seniors with treatment-resistant depression
By
Alicia Lasek
Mar 08, 2023
Older adults with severe depression have better outcomes when the antipsychotic aripiprazole (Abilify) is added to their existing antidepressant prescription versus a switch to bupropion, a new study has...
Pickin’ and grinnin’ and jingle-jamming spreads the holiday cheer
By
Joe Bush
Dec 14, 2022
Bluegrass Christmas music is the calling card of a group of music students playing at nursing homes in Kentucky.
New Supreme Court term has major implications for long-term care
By
Jessica R. Towhey
Oct 05, 2023
Three cases before the US Supreme Court this term could have significant repercussions for the long-term care sector, including how much authority federal agencies have to create and enforce regulations...
‘Unnecessary, irresponsible’ 3-day hospitalization rule must go, nursing home association tells Congress
By
James M. Berklan
Feb 17, 2023
a major aging services association is calling for an end to the 58-year-old rule requiring a three-day inpatient hospital stay as a precondition for Medicare coverage of a nursing home stay.
‘Recession proof’ nursing homes may not see usual labor gains due to COVID
By
Kimberly Marselas
Aug 29, 2022
While nursing homes have traditionally been better able to compete for and keep workers in an economic downturn, a possible recession coming on the heels of COVID-19 will test conventional wisdom.
Nursing homes out of compliance with state’s staffing minimums to be fined
By
Jessica R. Towhey
Jun 27, 2023
New Jersey nursing homes that violate the state’s staffing minimums could be fined up to $500 per violation under new regulations proposed by the Department of Health.