Older adults with type 2 diabetes might be able to meet activity guidelines using the Wii Fit Plus system, according to a Swiss study published in the fall.
Panel offers new framework for resident care approach
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Kimberly Marselas
Jan 04, 2016
A panel of eldercare experts convened by the American Geriatrics Society has developed a definition for person-centered care that aims to standardize the approach across senior care settings.
Electricity may be antibiotic alternative
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Jan 04, 2016
A new treatment option for bacterial wound infections that uses electrical stimulation may offer an alternative to antibiotics.
Profile: Kathryn Roberts, Ph.D.
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Elizabeth Newman
Jan 04, 2016
At first blush, unflappable LeadingAge Board Chairwoman Kathryn Roberts, Ph.D., is not the type of person whom one asks to hold her boots.
Rise in improper payments
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John Hall
Jan 04, 2016
Improper payment levels continue dogging the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, which announced they rose significantly last year for both health programs. Additionally, the agency reported that...
GAO: Managed care growth putting Medicaid funds at risk
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Elizabeth Newman
Jan 04, 2016
End-of-year comments from the comptroller general indicated ways the Medicaid and Medicare programs can continue to improve, including the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services increasing its oversight...
Ask the Payment Expert about… new quality measures
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Patricia Boyer
Jan 04, 2016
What is the new Quality Measure that will be included in the new SNF Value Based Purchasing program?
Forecast: Liability costs to top $215,000
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Jan 04, 2016
Long-term care facilities can expect their annual loss rate to increase by 5% over the course of 2016, according to a new report from the American Health Care Association and Aon Global Risk Consulting.
Report shows improvement, but agency has some doubts
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James M. Berklan
Jan 04, 2016
Nursing home operators received good marks in a recent General Accountability Office report, if they’re to be believed. The numbers, that is.
60 Seconds with… Joy Solomon
Jan 04, 2016
When you heard a nursing home employee was shot by her ex-husband in the facility parking lot in December, what was your first thought?