Study: Older adults don’t discuss alternative medicine use with docs
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Haymarket Media
Jan 22, 2007
Many boomers may meditate or take herbal supplements, but their doctors likely don’t know it, a new study finds.
Providers charging even $1 per page for EHR access could be violating HIPAA, report warns
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Tim Mullaney
Jan 13, 2015
Long-term care providers that charge people to access their electronic health records might be violating federal law, according to recently released findings from the American Health Information Management...
Number of nursing home beds, residents decreasing, report finds
Jun 11, 2009
The number of both nursing home beds and nursing home residents in the United States declined between 1999 and 2004, according to the recently released results of the National Nursing Home Survey: 2004...
Study: Cost of health benefits jeopardizing nonprofits’ viability
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Haymarket Media
Nov 19, 2004
Escalating health costs are creating a crisis for nonprofit nursing homes and others in the nonprofit sector, according to a report in the Nov. 10 issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association.
Face masks an anxiety-provoking obstacle for many with hearing loss, survey finds
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Alicia Lasek
Feb 03, 2021
Fully 95% of people living with hearing loss in the United States say that masks and face-coverings are creating communication barriers, and more than half say they are experiencing anxiety and isolation...
Registration open for McKnight’s Online Expo
Feb 07, 2017
The McKnight’s Online Expo will be March 14-15 and feature five webinars on Medicare compliance, preparing for surveys, resident injuries, data and capital availability.
Meddling relatives harm end-of-life care
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Tim Mullaney
Mar 01, 2014
Relatives of dying residents make it harder to provide high-quality end-of-life care, according to a majority of long-term care professionals surveyed.
Risk of stroke skyrockets among seniors after hospital stay, study finds
May 26, 2009
Seniors are at a high risk of suffering a stroke the week following a non-stroke-related hospitalization, according to the results of a new survey of stroke risk factors.
ALF administrator median salary hits $65,000
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Haymarket Media
Jan 16, 2007
The national median salary for assisted living administrators has hit $65,000, according to the latest survey results from Hospital & Healthcare Compensation Service.
CMS: Discharge assessments must be completed when residents transfer to a non-certified bed within the...
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Tim Mullaney
Aug 28, 2014
Skilled nursing facilities must complete a discharge assessment when a resident is transferred from a certified to a non-certified bed, even if both beds are in the same building, the Centers for Medicare...