Nursing homes received another quality drubbing last month after the Government Accountability Office revealed that state inspectors often understate deficiencies, including those about malnutrition, bedsores...
Researchers: Nursing home residents attacking each other more often than expected
Jun 04, 2008
Nursing home residents are lashing out at each other verbally, physically and in other ways more often than previously believed, according to Cornell University-based researchers.
Chance of nursing home admission rises after death of spouse
Jun 02, 2008
Seniors are three times as likely to enter a nursing home after the death of a spouse, according to a new report.
Sleep apnea underreported in nursing homes
Jun 02, 2008
A sample of the medical records of nursing home residents has found that only one-half of 1% of nursing home residents have sleep apnea documented on their medical records.
Elderly more likely to survive planned surgeries
May 30, 2008
Very elderly patients who undergo planned surgery are more than five times as likely to survive and live longer than very old patients who require emergency surgery or treatment in the intensive care unit.
Nurses: Staffing inadequate in hospitals and nursing homes
May 29, 2008
The majority of registered nurses believe that staffing levels on their units are inadequate and half say that the quality of care has declined over the last year, according to a report from the American...
Federal regulators give themselves more time to revise hospice participation rules
May 28, 2008
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services says the “complexity” of changes needed to a hospice-participation rule, and the number of public comments received on it, have forced a further...
Study: Elderly defy conventional wisdom when it comes to predicting cardiovascular disease
May 27, 2008
Usually, people with metabolic syndrome are believed to be at heightened risk for both diabetes and cardiovascular disease (CVD), but a recent study found that that’s not the case among the elderly.
Report: culture change in nursing homes good for business
May 19, 2008
Nursing homes that have adopted aspects of the culture change movement, or at least strive to, are more likely to see benefits in resident satisfaction, staff retention, higher occupancy rates and improved...
GAO: State surveyors miss nursing home deficiencies
May 16, 2008
State inspectors often fail to cite serious deficiencies, including malnutrition, bedsores and abuse, in their annual inspections of facilities, a Government Accountability Office report found.