Providers should use technology to reduce antipsychotic drug use, experts say
By
Holly Petrovich
Jul 01, 2015
New technology can help reduce the use of antipsychotics for nursing home residents with dementia, experts said during a McKnight’s Super Tuesday webinar.
Full RUG-IV may yet take effect this year
By
Liza Berger
Nov 01, 2010
The lame-duck session of Congress might take away road blocks to enactment of the full RUG-IV classification system in 2010, a legislative expert said at the American Health Care Association conference...
CMS official, lawmakers reiterate push to minimize institutional long-term care
By
Haymarket Media
Apr 09, 2004
President Bush’s fiscal 2005 budget proposals intend to continue a push toward home- and community-based long-term care, and away from institutional settings, an official for the Centers for Medicare...
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A mile a day may keep dementia away: Study links walking with preserved brain function
Oct 15, 2010
The trick to staving off memory problems and cognitive decline in old age could be as simple as walking more, new research suggests.
Meager resource allocation can sink tech efforts: CAST
By
John O'Connor
Feb 01, 2012
High expenses and poor internal collaboration often undermine provider efforts to implement new technology initiatives, according to a report from LeadingAge’s Center for Aging Services Technologies.
Harkin: Divert funds from SNF settings
By
James M. Berklan
Aug 01, 2014
Medicaid funds would more easily flow toward people wanting home- and community-based services — and away from nursing homes — under a new bill unveiled by Sen. Tom Harkin (D-IA).
Feature: Built for success
By
John Hall
Nov 05, 2016
The effectiveness of long-term care operations depends on obtaining capital
for physical features as much as the staff members who work in them
McKnight’s Roundtable: The new world of post-acute care
By
Liza Berger
Dec 01, 2010
Operators dissect how MDS 3.0, ACOs and more are changing the long-term care mindset