As the for-profit hospice industry booms, some ethicists are questioning whether their success impacts the quality of end-of-life care.
Reader Poll: Who was your most memorable resident?
Jul 01, 2011
“(Gerdy) was an 87-year-old retired grade school teacher. While her physical condition was weakened, her mind was sharp. She loved to play Scrabble and we would play several times a week. She always...
State news: Joplin nursing homes mourn losses, sort through fallout weeks later
Jul 01, 2011
Six skilled nursing facilities are still sorting through the debris and fallout of lives and jobs uprooted from a tornado that nearly leveled the entire city of Joplin, MO, in late April.
No funds for SNF programs
By
James M. Berklan
Jul 01, 2011
Officials say that some much-ballyhooed programs in the 2010 healthcare reform law aimed at nursing homes could go without funding.
CMS rule stops Medicaid pay for preventable conditions
By
James M. Berklan
Jul 01, 2011
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has issued a final rule that will deny Medicaid payments to providers that deliver services regarding preventable healthcare-acquired illnesses or injuries.
I couldn’t live without…Linked Senior Player
Jul 01, 2011
The Linked Senior Player, which can be set up as kiosks, provides nursing home residents with a range of audio and visual materials that they can access on-demand, at any time of the day. Residents can...
Here’s an earful: Cell phones may pose a brain cancer risk
By
John O'Connor
Jul 01, 2011
Cell phones have become a highly integrated part of society, including long-term care. But users might face a heightened brain cancer risk, the World Health Organization is warning.
Artificial tissue helps healthy skin grow
By
John O'Connor
Jul 01, 2011
Tissue grafts that promote vascular growth could hasten wound healing, encourage healthy skin to invade the wounded area and reduce the need for surgeries, investigators at Cornell University recently...
Hydrogen peroxide plays big role in skin healing: report
By
John O'Connor
Jul 01, 2011
University of California at Los Angeles researchers recently showed that hydrogen peroxide plays a central role in wound healing.
Study: Yoga improves fall risk after stroke
By
Mary Gustafson
Jul 01, 2011
Attending regular yoga classes helps older male veterans who have had a stroke cope with their increased risk of suffering from a painful or deadly fall, according to researchers at Indiana University....