Majority of LTC residents turn down dental care, study finds
By
Emily Mongan
Nov 23, 2016
Almost 90% of long-term care residents don’t receive dental care during their stay, according to new research.
Doctor shortage on the rise as America’s population ages
By
Alicia Lasek
Sep 10, 2019
Demand for physicians is rising along with the number of older Americans. But the doctors themselves are aging – and retiring, according to a new report.
SNF occupancy sees a decline
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Oct 05, 2015
A drop in occupancy rates and an increase in days cash-on-hand are among the findings in CliftonLarsonAllen’s 30th Annual Skilled Nursing Facility Cost Comparison Report.
Proposed pay cut to LTC hospitals could raise skilled nursing census
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Haymarket Media
Mar 20, 2006
A proposal by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services to cut Medicare payments to long-term care hospitals could lead to a boost in residents at skilled nursing facilities this summer.
As pandemic eases, focus on IT safety, automation for gains
By
John Hall
Feb 01, 2022
Information technology has risen to the occasion over the past two years to help skilled nursing providers grapple with COVID-19, but IT executives must now ponder other priorities that may have been overlooked...
Massachusetts nursing home blazes trail by emptying out to become COVID-19-specific facility
By
Liza Berger
Mar 31, 2020
In a rare move that is likely to be replicated throughout the country, a nursing home in Massachusetts this week is transforming itself to become the state’s first facility for treating patients with...
Ask the nursing expert
By
Anne Marie Barnett
Nov 01, 2008
Anne Marie Barnett, RN Former President, Maryland NADONA/LTC
Long-term care hospitals get reimbursement break
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Haymarket Media
May 03, 2006
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has backed off plans to cut the long-term care hospitals’ reimbursement rates by an average of 11%. Public comment helped lead the agency to be more generous,...
SNFs could be exposed to more falls after admitting residents already suffering from cognitive decline:...
By
Danielle Brown
Jul 07, 2021
Admitting seniors who have some form of cognitive impairment could expose skilled nursing facilities to more resident falls during their stay, according to a new study.
GAO cites incomplete data on VA nursing home program for adequate program oversight
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Haymarket Media
Nov 15, 2004
The Government Accountability Office feels data is lacking for adequate oversight of a Department of Veterans’ Administration nursing home program.