GoldenLiving Center – Dunwoody has chosen Reliant Home Choice for on-site dialysis.
60 seconds with … William Mansbach
May 01, 2021
William Mansbach, CEO and Founder, Mansbach Health Tools
Sea creature drug shows promise for Alzheimer’s disease
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May 03, 2017
A new experimental drug is gaining attention for its novel approach to prevent Alzheimer’s-related memory loss, as well as its unique ingredient — a bushy sea creature that resembles seaweed.
Administrators and DONs at ‘breaking points’ in 2022 McKnight’s Mood of the Market
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Kimberly Marselas
Aug 15, 2022
Nearly 60% of long-term care nurse leaders have seriously considered quitting their jobs in the last three months, a nearly 10-point jump since 2021, according to the fourth annual McKnight’s Mood of...
Meet Sarah Bateman, Rising Star Honoree
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C. Max Bachmann
Jul 08, 2022
Editor’s Note: McKnight’s Long-Term Care News, McKnight’s Senior Living and McKnight’s Home Care are profiling the McKnight’s 2022 Women of Distinction honorees daily July 5 through Aug. 10....
CMS rule alters MDS assessment process
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Brett Bakshis
Oct 01, 2009
A controversial new rule from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services will recalibrate Medicare case mixes under the Resource Utilization Group (RUG) system.
CMS ‘interested’ in patient satisfaction scores for nursing homes
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James M. Berklan
Jan 22, 2020
Federal regulators say that nursing homes could eventually come to see patient satisfaction scores included in Five Star Quality Ratings and on the Nursing Home Compare website.
‘Transparency’ bill rankles for-profits
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Liza Berger
Apr 01, 2008
The for-profit long-term care community has been digesting a bitter tasting piece of proposed new legislation in recent weeks.
MDS proposal cuts Section G
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James M. Berklan
Jan 05, 2020
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services surprised providers at the end of 2019 when they presented a first draft of the 2020 MDS item sets.
Claims about SNF funding, Medicaid among ‘glaring errors’ found in lawmakers’ letters...
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Mar 23, 2017
Some lawmakers have included errors and inaccuracies about the Affordable Care Act and its potential replacement in correspondences with their constituents, according to a new report from ProPublica.