McKnight’s Long-Term Care News received four editorial awards in this year’s APEX Awards for Publication Excellence competition. That brings the number of APEX distinctions to 10 in the last...
Racial disparity apparent in long-term care
Apr 03, 2008
A “resegregation of sorts” is occurring in the world of eldercare, according to a news report. Elderly black people increasingly are likely to be in nursing homes while older whites more often...
Digital health company announces partnership
Dec 20, 2017
Rimidi, a digital health company provides software and clinical analytics for chronic disease management, and Eli Lilly and Company have announced a partnership.
Illinois becomes fifth state to allow cameras in nursing home rooms
By
Aug 25, 2015
Legislation allowing families to install cameras in nursing home rooms was signed into law by Illinois Gov. Bruce Rauner (R) last week.
Bill to limit hydrocodone access wins broad Congressional support
By
McKnight's Staff
Mar 21, 2013
Bipartisan bills introduced Wednesday in both houses of Congress propose tightening access to hydrocodone painkillers such as Vicodin.
Court says employer not burdened by contraception mandate
By
Elizabeth Newman
Jan 02, 2013
A federal trial court has declined to grant an injunction in a case over the Affordable Care Act’s “contraceptive mandate,” finding against companies that said the requirement goes against...
Medicaid reform pilot to enhance choices confuses beneficiaries
Oct 17, 2008
A Florida pilot program designed to give Medicare beneficiaries more choice and control concerning their healthcare plans has led to more confusion than anything else, according to a recent review by the...
Hospice trend allows for more medical care, report finds
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Haymarket Media
Feb 13, 2007
Some hospice programs and private health insurers are taking a new approach that may encourage more patients to receive hospice care for the last months of life, according to a report in the New York Times.
Be measurably fabulous
By
Steven Littlehale
Oct 01, 2012
On the heels of American Health Care Association announcing the adoption of PointRight’s OnPoint-30 rehospitalization metric, you may be wondering what it means exactly and what’s at stake....
When crisis hits
By
Shane Swisher
Feb 27, 2012
Unfortunate events can occur anywhere, at any time, including in long-term care. How a company handles the situation is what determines whether it’s perceived as a success or failure.