It may be time to put away the antibacterial hand soap and body wash at home and the office. The Food and Drug Administration said Monday manufacturers of antibacterial products will have to prove the...
Ask the legal expert about … employees’ social media choices
By
John Durso
Jan 08, 2018
One of our employees has public photos on Facebook where he’s in drag, and a board member complained. How should we tackle employees doing potentially embarrassing things away from work, yet in a...
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...
Healthcare reform, Medicare just pawns on campaign trail
By
John O'Connor
Oct 01, 2012
When it comes to healthcare reform and Medicare, long-term care operators tend to focus on the so-called small pieces. These include things such as therapy caps, Minimum Data Set payments and forced reimbursement...
Also in the News for Tuesday, May 2
May 02, 2017
Adjusting seniors’ medications can reduce fall risk … Kickback suit involving Alzheimer’s drug dismissed after attorney misconduct … Lawsuit filed against transport company that...
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.
Democrats on Capitol Hill have reached a compromise on the Employee Free Choice Act that would do away with the contentious card-check provision in favor of shorter unionizing campaigns and faster elections,...
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.