OIG: Hospices need to better certify terminally ill patients to avert fraud
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Sep 16, 2016
Hospice providers need to ensure their physicians have properly certified that a Medicare beneficiary is appropriate for hospice care, federal officials urged in a report released Thursday.
Nursing home not liable for alleged assault of resident with dementia, court rules
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Marty Stempniak
Apr 15, 2019
A Pennsylvania skilled nursing facility is not at fault for the alleged sexual assault of one of its residents, a U.S. District Court Judge has determined.
Ben Franklin and me
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Gary Tetz
Jun 01, 2021
So apparently, Benjamin Franklin had gout. I mention this because apparently I do, too. Of all the things we could have had in common, this wouldn’t have been my top choice.
Nurse practitioners will do more in skilled nursing facilities if ICAN Act becomes law
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Joe Bush
Dec 13, 2022
US Senator Jeff Merkley (D-OR) is championing a bill authorizing nurse practitioners to expand their capabilities, including performing all mandatory examinations in skilled nursing facilities.
After operator’s arrest, governor signs law mandating nursing homes have state-approved emergency preparedness...
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Danielle Brown
Jun 24, 2022
Louisiana nursing homes’ emergency preparedness plans must be approved by the state’s Department of Health each year under a new law signed by Gov. John Bel Edwards (R), his office announced.
CMS vaccination rule could outlast COVID-19 pandemic
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Danielle Brown
Nov 19, 2021
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services could opt to keep its new COVID-19 vaccine mandate for healthcare workers beyond the public healthcare crisis, according to a new analysis by the Kaiser Family...
Providers hesitant to require staff vaccinations due to worker shortages
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Danielle Brown
Aug 06, 2021
Ongoing staffing struggles in the long-term care industry are preventing some providers from making the COVID-19 vaccine a condition of employment for their workers.
$450 million for infection control, strike teams for nursing homes in House bill that advances
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Danielle Brown
Feb 16, 2021
Nearly a half a billion dollars in funding will be dedicated toward helping nursing homes prevent and limit the spread of COVID-19 in their facilities if the latest measures advanced by House lawmakers...
Social robot having positive effects on seniors: research
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Amy Novotney
Oct 01, 2020
Talking robots that interact with older adults might soon become a fixture in senior care homes in the United Kingdom as a way to help fight loneliness and boost mental health.
Metformin may slow cognitive decline in people with diabetes
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Alicia Lasek
Sep 25, 2020
Researchers have found new potential for a safe and widely used medication. The discovery could be “life-changing” for patients at risk of dementia, they say.