LTC hearings in both chambers of Congress tomorrow
By
Haymarket Media
Nov 14, 2007
Long-term care providers can consider today the lull before the storm. Tomorrow, Congressional hearings in both the Senate and the House will feature presentations sure to widely criticize the state of...
Do you speak 2020?
By
Julie Thorson
Oct 14, 2020
In the course of just seven months, words and phrases have taken on a life of their own. They aren’t just words: They are topics for debate, fuel for bitter arguments, tools for discussion and will evoke...
Residents step up for tornado victims
By
Danielle Brown
Apr 01, 2022
Nursing home residents are typically characterized by how much help they need. But those wisened individuals also like to offer help when they can.
Southwest GA facilities work to recover from Michael
By
Elizabeth Newman
Oct 15, 2018
Southwest Georgia continued to clean up in the aftermath of Hurricane Michael over the weekend, with many nursing homes and hospitals relying on backup generators.
Louisiana to get healthcare overhaul
By
Haymarket Media
Jul 19, 2006
Louisiana is working with federal officials to come up with a comprehensive plan to redesign the state’s battered healthcare delivery system.
Clinton, Trump touch on Medicare solvency, ACA in final debate
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Oct 21, 2016
Healthcare-related topics surfaced briefly during Wednesday’s third and final presidential debate, sparking Affordable Care Act criticisms, assurances about medicare’s solvency, and a “nasty”...
Roommate dispute turns deadly at New York nursing home
By
Tim Mullaney
Nov 04, 2013
A dispute about privacy appears to have led a nursing home resident to kill his roommate with a wheelchair leg rest, according to authorities in New York City.
Congress may suspend Medicaid cuts due to hurricane
By
Haymarket Media
Sep 14, 2005
Congress could delay plans to cut $10 billion from Medicaid due to Hurricane Katrina, the Senate Majority Leader said this week.
Hurricane Ivan causes two nursing-home resident deaths, forces authority-led facility evacuation
By
Haymarket Media
Sep 20, 2004
At least two nursing home residents died after being moved from their Louisiana facilities and a facility in Mississippi was forced by authorities to evacuate as Hurricane Ivan struck the Gulf Coast.
Providers must change treatment of healthcare workers to survive COVID-19 storm, avert ‘implosion’
By
Danielle Brown
Feb 01, 2022
The likelihood that long-term care and other providers survive severe staffing shortages and COVID-19 crisis will depend on their ability to change how healthcare workers are treated so they can continue...