Many emergency room visits by nursing home residents are preventable, CDC estimates
May 03, 2010
A large percentage of nursing home residents’ emergency department (ED) visits are avoidable, according to a recently released report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Cynical admins apt to leave jobs: study
By
James M. Berklan
Mar 01, 2014
Cynicism and “emotional exhaustion” are the strongest predictors of nursing home administrator turnover, according to doctoral research by a former administrator. Misaligned personal and corporate...
Nursing home regulators in California inadequately collect fines from violators, audit finds
Jun 21, 2010
A report issued Thursday by the California State Auditor finds that nursing home regulators in California are lax when it comes to collecting fines from nursing homes that violate regulations.
Majority of nursing home hospitalizations avoidable: study
By
Ashley Carman
Jul 30, 2013
Three-fifths of long-stay nursing home hospitalizations could have been avoided, according to a new study. The majority of the avoidable hospitalizations were for infections, injuries and congestive heart...
Nursing home agrees to $225,000 settlement over charges of asbestos exposure
By
Tim Mullaney
Sep 12, 2014
A California nursing home has agreed to a $225,000 settlement over charges that it did not handle asbestos properly during a renovation, according to local news sources.
Genworth: nursing home costs up 2.2%
Apr 30, 2008
The average national cost of a private nursing home room inched up 2.2% this year, rising to $76,460 (or $209 per day), according to the latest annual survey results from Genworth Financial. The average...
‘Top to bottom’ review of LTC bureau ordered after months of abuse and neglect claims not investigated
By
Danielle Brown
Aug 25, 2020
A thorough review of the Illinois Bureau of Long-Term Care is being conducted after the department failed to properly process and investigate abuse and neglect complaints at facilities for about three...
CMS plans second ‘Train-the-Trainer’ event in advance of MDS 3.0, seeks input from nursing...
May 14, 2010
Building on the success of its April “Train-the-Trainer Conference” for MDS 3.0, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services is preparing to pull together a second event sometime this August,...
Want to live longer? Cheer up and have a drink, researchers say
Nov 11, 2008
Researchers in America and Canada have unveiled the secret formula behind aging well–and it’s more “upbeat” than some might think.
Care perceptions not linked to Medicare spending, report finds
May 29, 2008
Providers do not necessarily need to spend high amounts on Medicare beneficiaries to maintain positive quality-of-care perceptions, the findings of a recent report suggest.