Why personalized nutrition is the key to reducing hospital readmission rates
Malnutrition is highly prevalent among cancer patients today, and is one of the leading causes of readmission for long-term care residents.
Malnutrition is highly prevalent among cancer patients today, and is one of the leading causes of readmission for long-term care residents.
Several thousand LeadingAge members got their first look at new board chairman Steve Fleming on Monday, and if initial meetings are any indication, it’s going to be a wonderful relationship.
As the seniors housing market continues to grow and attract record levels of new investment, lenders are taking an ever-closer look of the deals they finance — and the partners and operators they work...
BPCI Advanced, or the next iteration of CMS’s Bundled Payment for Care Improvement initiative, is coming. Despite the recent shake-ups at HHS, skilled nursing facilities (SNFs) that enroll in the...
Domestic abuse can harm a workplace from the outside, with victims reporting higher rates of lost productivity, absenteeism and difficulty focusing on work due to their abuse. In nursing homes, domestic...
Anthony Spero, the president and CEO of Ascend Hospice, Home Health and Concierge Home Care, is the new chief operating officer at Partners Pharmacy.
Come on, people. We work in healthcare with the oath to protect the people we CARE for. So stop that whining and do what’s right.
It shouldn’t have been surprising to see the throngs of folks lined up to see Dr. Ruth Westheimer, speaking during LeadingAge’s annual conference on Monday. She fittingly fronted an exhibit...
Approximately 600,000 Americans live with ESRD, representing 1.1% of the Medicare population but 5.6% of Medicare costs.
When it comes to skilled-care staffing, the future outlook is bleak. If it’s possible, the situation for nurses might be even worse. But at least a partial solution could be in the offing from a...