Deadly pathogen discovered at Ohio long-term care facility could spell trouble elsewhere, researchers...
By
Tim Mullaney
Aug 13, 2014
A type of drug-resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa discovered in an Ohio long-term care facility has killed one person and infected six others, according to clinician researchers. A dangerous genetic element...
AHRQ to host webinar on fall prevention
Aug 07, 2014
The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality will host a webinar on fall prevention in long-term care facilities on Aug. 13, from 1 p.m. to 2 p.m.
Rehab settings in flux
By
John Andrews
Aug 01, 2014
Providers are establishing therapy rooted in person-centered care, including activities that help cognitive functioning, balance, memory and awareness
Also in the news for July 11, 2014 . . .
Jul 11, 2014
Genesis nursing home fired dietary worker due to her disability, government alleges … Rehabilitation provider groups brief Senators, present findings that IRFs outperform SNFs … Medicare accounted...
Medicaid paying 32% less than Medicare Part D for medications
By
Elizabeth Newman
Jul 03, 2014
Medicaid is paying the lowest average price for 78 high-use and high-expenditure brand-name and generic drugs, a new federal report finds.
Long-term care tech summit produces calls for better, silo-busting assessment tools
By
Elizabeth Newman
Jun 24, 2014
More progress is needed toward standardizing beneficiary assessments across care settings, an analyst with the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services told a gathering of long-term care health information...
Don’t demonize nursing homes if you want to improve long-term services and supports, officials...
By
Tim Mullaney
Jun 20, 2014
States with the best long-term care systems tend to favor home- and community-based options but do not view nursing homes as the enemy, officials said at the unveiling of new rankings Thursday. Minnesota...
First hepatitis C lawsuit filed over North Dakota outbreak
By
James M. Berklan
May 01, 2014
The first of what could be numerous legal complaints against HCRManorCare has been filed in relation to a hepatitis outbreak in North Dakota last year.
Logo color affects buyer perceptions
By
Elizabeth Newman
May 01, 2014
The combination of blue, yellow or red logos for many long-term care companies may not be an accident, according to new study results from the University of Missouri.
Fostering friendly skin bacteria could promote chronic wound healing, researchers say
By
Tim Mullaney
May 02, 2014
Caregivers might soon be able to heal seniors’ chronic wounds by manipulating the bacteria that live on the skin, according to research out of the University of Manchester Healing Foundation Centre...