CMS, nursing homes reassure on quality amid ‘poor performance’ hubbub
By
Kimberly Marselas
Jun 06, 2019
Nursing homes’ top regulatory body announced Wednesday that it will soon begin posting the identities of all candidates for the Special Focus Facility initiative on a consumer-facing website. The Centers...
Two-thirds of neurologists expect to start some patients on Aduhelm next year: survey
By
Alicia Lasek
Sep 17, 2021
The outlook for the Alzheimer’s drug aducanumab (Aduhelm) is looking up, investigators say. There are small increases in the number of Aduhelm prescribers, and an uptick in patients for whom the...
Cantata Health, ABILITY announce partnership
By
Elizabeth Newman
Jun 26, 2019
EHR provider Cantata Health and ABILITY have announced a partnership to improve reimbursement and compliance for skilled nursing facilities.
Also in the News for Tuesday, June 14
By
Danielle Brown
Jun 14, 2022
Louisiana expected to adopt new rules that would allow nursing home licenses to be blocked if emergency preparedness not up to par … HHS releases guidance on audio-only telehealth … Lawmakers, providers...
Male RNs out-earning female colleagues
By
Kimberly Marselas
May 08, 2015
Female nurses may outnumber male nurses 10 to 1, but men in the profession still make more per capita, according to a report published in the Journal of the American Medical Association in March.
Median cost of a private nursing home room now exceeds $87,000 a year, Genworth survey finds
By
Tim Mullaney
Apr 03, 2014
The median annual cost of a private nursing home room in the United States has increased to $87,600, according to the latest annual survey from insurance company Genworth. This represents a 4.4% increase...
60 Seconds with…
Dec 01, 2008
Evvie Munley Senior Health Policy Analyst, AAHSA
Senators urge Florida to take part in Election Day survey of voting access for seniors, disabled
Oct 24, 2008
U.S. Sens. Herb Kohl (D-WI) and Dianne Feinstein (D-CA) this week called on the state of Florida to give representatives from the Government Accountability Office access to polling places on Election Day....
Deteriorating health top reason to leave home, seniors say
May 29, 2008
Half of all seniors cited deteriorating health as the number one reason they would leave their homes, while nearly one in four said they would move due to a desire to live in seniors housing, according...
Also in the News for Thursday, March 21
By
Marty Stempniak
Mar 21, 2019
Study: Bundled pay groups lowering spending partly by ignoring SNFs … Long-term care leaders express optimism about the field’s future in new survey … Former SNF supervisor wants conviction for...