Most states report healthier revenues early in fiscal year
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Haymarket Media
Dec 10, 2004
All but three states are experiencing bursts of revenue on target or above projections, according to the findings of a new survey. Medicaid, the country’s biggest payer of long-term care, receives...
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CMS to survey nursing homes about quality assurance best practices
Jun 28, 2012
Throughout the summer, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services is collecting data from 4,200 nursing homes to help develop best practices for a new quality assurance initiative.
Male nurses averaging $6K more in pay
By
Kimberly Marselas
Aug 09, 2018
Women may do more of the nation’s nursing work, but men are still getting paid more to do the same jobs.
Private rooms now top $90k
By
James M. Berklan
Dec 02, 2012
The national average annual charge for a private nursing home room rose to $90,520 this year, while semi-private rooms climbed to $81,030 and assisted living residency jumped to $42,600, according to figures...
Many assisted living residents are Medicaid-dependent, government report says
Dec 21, 2011
Nineteen percent of U.S. assisted living facility residents receive Medicaid benefits, and at least 43% of ALFs have at least one resident that is a Medicaid recipient, a new report reveals.
CMS to freeze providers’ Five-Star ratings; agency announces more info heading to Nursing Home...
Mar 24, 2011
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services is gearing up to make changes to its Nursing Home Compare website over the next few months, the agency has noted.
End-of-life care could depend on physician’s religion, study suggests
Aug 30, 2010
The religious beliefs of your physician could impact the care you receive at the end of life, according to a new British study.
Nurses steadily kicking smoking habit
Nov 26, 2008
The rate of smoking among nurses fell significantly between 1976 and 2003–but the consequences of the habit are still devastating, a new report found.
Room charge rises to $84k
By
Elizabeth Newman
May 01, 2013
Long-term care providers have been able to sustain modest room-rate hikes, according to the 10th annual Cost of Care Survey from insurance company Genworth.