AHCA convention attendees urged to rise up in face of looming funding cuts; better moderate use of antipsychotics
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McKnight's Staff
Oct 09, 2012
Long-term care providers were given the truth during the opening session of the 63rd annual convention of the American Health Care Association: More funding cuts are on the way. Among the other hot topics...
Brookdale adds dialysis at Texas CCRCs
By
Kimberly Marselas
Nov 14, 2019
Brookdale Senior Living has partnered with Dialyze Direct to add on-site dialysis treatment options at four continuing care retirement communities in Texas. Although the service will be housed in skilled...
Delirium: The meaning behind the behavior
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Debi Damas
Dec 11, 2013
Behaviors are kind of like figuring out a mystery sometimes. And what helped stop a behavior today does not mean it will necessarily work tomorrow. And what may have caused the behavior today may be far...
MedPAC votes to lower the boom on skilled nursing providers
Jan 13, 2012
The Medicare Payment Advisory Commission voted Wednesday to recommend that the way skilled nursing providers are paid by the government be drastically overhauled within two years. MedPAC commissioners...
Diagnoses not the key to predicting rehospitalization chances of nursing home residents: Study
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Marty Stempniak
Aug 29, 2018
Nursing home administrators seeking the figurative canary in the coal mine to predict avoidable hospitalizations of residents might be looking in the wrong place.
Telehealth used for monitoring
By
Elizabeth Newman
Jul 17, 2019
The technology allows remote specialists to treat cardiac patients in place and identify high-risk patients before they are symptomatic, the company said.
Expert: Skills testing crucial
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Aug 06, 2016
Improving employee competency testing in long-term care can help reduce rehospitalizations and workplace injuries, while improving overall resident care, an industry expert emphasized recently.
Nursing homes merit greater attention in debate about deficit reduction
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Mark Gloth, D.O.
Aug 01, 2011
As President Obama and Congress continue to evaluate a multitude of different ways to reduce Medicare spending, it is more important than ever for lawmakers to understand the critical role nursing homes...
AHCA leader: Progress made
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James M. Berklan
Nov 01, 2013
The leader of the nation’s largest nursing home association trumpeted gains made over the last three years but also exhorted members to press for more change.
Care Coordination Summit to attract providers and other stakeholders to annual conference next Friday
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McKnight's Staff
Sep 07, 2012
Long-Term care providers should be more interested than ever in what goes on at a daylong, national summit next week dedicated to improving care coordination. The event takes place Sept. 14 at the National...