Nursing home residents often receive inappropriate medication for urinary tract infections, researchers...
Mar 18, 2011
Nursing home residents with urinary tract infections are commonly prescribed inappropriate medication, according to researchers from Brown University.
CMS releases final version of MDS 3.0
Jan 18, 2008
Federal regulators released the final version of the MDS 3.0 on Thursday, a week before they will hold a special, informational Open Door Forum on it.
Fire kills three in Tennessee retirement home
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Haymarket Media
Jan 22, 2004
A fire killed three residents and injured 12 people at a Maryville, TN retirement home Tuesday night. Privately-owned Home Away from Home Inc. housed 15 residents in a converted one-floor house devoid...
Combo therapy aids nutrition
By
McKnight's Staff
Apr 01, 2013
Memory training combined with a Montessori-based approach to daily living can improve nutrition and reduce depression among those with dementia, a study in the Journal of Advanced Nursing finds.
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Jan 10, 2018
Pfizer ends its quest to develop Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s drugs … Nearly 70 Wisconsin seniors fear eviction amid Medicaid dispute … Hawaiian program gives family caregivers who...
Medicare service providers cannot object to a Medicare Recovery Audit Contractor’s (RAC) decision to re-open a payment decision, a federal appeals court ruled Tuesday.
Nursing home aide can proceed with federal religious discrimination claim, judge rules
By
McKnight's Staff
Sep 07, 2012
A nursing home activities aide allegedly fired over refusing to pray the rosary with a Catholic resident can proceed with a religious discrimination claim, a federal district court ruled this week.
Court honors unsigned arbitration agreement
By
John Hall
May 18, 2015
Pennsylvania nursing home resident who sued for neglect was recently ordered by a federal judge to submit to binding arbitration instead, even though the document authorizing it was not signed by a facility...
Long-term care worker stole $21,000 in jewelry during first three weeks on the job, authorities say
By
Tim Mullaney
Dec 02, 2014
A worker at a Florida continuing care retirement community stole $21,000 worth of jewelry from residents within three weeks of starting on the job, authorities have charged.
Dozens of Alzheimer’s care workers face more than 70 charges related to abuse and neglect
By
Tim Mullaney
Jul 03, 2013
More than 20 current and former workers at a Georgia Alzheimer’s care facility face numerous criminal charges following a three-month investigation, the state’s Bureau of Investigation announced...