Senate Aging Committee hearing focuses on possible financial risks associated with CCRCs
Jul 22, 2010
Regulation of continuing care retirement communities varies widely from state to state, according to a new report from the Government Accountability Office. The report was released at a Senate Special...
GAO: States’ underreporting of nursing home deficiencies improving slightly
May 27, 2010
A new governmental report released Wednesday shows that federal nursing home surveyors continue to identify more deficiencies in care than state surveyors, but the discrepancy is shrinking.
AHCA: Chronic pain a major issue for long-term care
Nov 13, 2009
The American Health Care Association is supporting a new report that calls on government agencies, Congress and the medical community to address chronic pain as a public health crisis.
Agency’s crackdown on drug thefts hurts nursing home residents, senators say
Oct 30, 2009
The Drug Enforcement Agency’s efforts to combat narcotics abuse and theft in nursing homes actually negatively affect those residents and hospice care patients who need pain medications, two senators...
GAO: Elderly, disabled voters still confront access problems
Oct 29, 2009
The Department of Justice should do more to ensure that elderly and disabled individuals have voting access, a recently released report found.
Senators introduce new elder abuse bill
Oct 22, 2009
Several senators Wednesday introduced the Elder Abuse Victims Act to improve enforcement of elder abuse.
Nursing home caregivers gather to protest proposed Medicare cuts
Oct 15, 2009
Nursing home caregivers, residents and representatives from national healthcare organizations gathered in Kennebunkport, ME, Wednesday. They came to send a petition to state lawmakers urging them not to...
Senate aging committee hearing focuses on hurricane, disaster preparedness in nursing homes
Jun 25, 2009
The Senate Special Committee on Aging met Wednesday to address the importance of emergency and disaster planning and the need for improved coordination between policy makers and long-term care providers.