States react to OIG nursing home deficiency report
Oct 03, 2008
After the release of a recent Department of Health and Human Services’ Office of Inspector General report on nursing home violations, states are coming out in defense of their records.
First-ever CDC report: Nursing homes provide most long-term care nationwide, alternative settings gain...
By
Tim Mullaney
Dec 13, 2013
Nursing homes still account for the vast majority of long-term care services available in the United States despite policies meant to encourage home- and community-based care, according to a new government...
Tornado shelters should be installed in nursing homes, government agency recommends in report on Joplin...
By
Tim Mullaney
Apr 04, 2014
The deadly tornado that destroyed a Missouri nursing home three years ago showed that long-term care facilities need to have specially designed shelter areas, says a recently released government report....
The growing cost of compliance in long-term care
By
Michael K. Loucks
Nov 09, 2010
The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act will expand compliance-related regulations for skilled nursing facilities.
The most important leadership decision in a Quality Assurance/Performance Improvement plan is not what, but who, to include, a former Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services official said Tuesday.
Nursing homes’ new mission: Fitting into accountable care organizations
By
Anthony Cirillo
Nov 03, 2010
To survive in the not-so-distant future, nursing homes will have to find a role within accountable care organizations.
Humidity lessens spread of flu, study finds
Feb 11, 2009
Winter may seem like a desolate, lifeless season for most living creatures, but for the influenza virus, it’s a time to thrive. Recent research explains that dryness in the air caused by cold weather...
Health reform, Steve Jobs and owning more of the aging services pie
By
Anthony Cirillo
May 05, 2010
To survive in this new era of healthcare reform, long-term care organizations need to carve out a bigger role in the continuum of care.
Also in the news for June 4, 2014 . . .
By
Tim Mullaney
Jun 04, 2014
Surveyors to report infection control lapses to public health agencies … Home health providers stumble on infection control … Socializing improves seniors’ lungs … Medicare to cover...
Court throws out Immediate Jeopardy citation for undercooked eggs, repudiates interpretation of ‘ambiguous’...
By
McKnight's Staff
Jun 03, 2013
A Texas nursing home recently won a legal battle challenging an Immediate Jeopardy citation for serving undercooked eggs to residents.