Thankfully, it’s safe to put away the Kleenex and the Nyquil. The flu season is winding to a close – and it goes down as the worst in recent years, according to the Centers for Disease Control...
IOM report: Medicare ill equipped to handle aging baby boomers
Apr 15, 2008
The Medicare system is not ready for the 78 million baby boomers that are headed its way, according to a report from the Institute of Medicine.
Arbitration bill ‘misguided,’ lobbying group claims
Apr 14, 2008
Lobbyists for the long-term care industry on Friday voiced strong objections to the Fairness in Nursing Home Arbitration Act, a new piece of legislation that would prohibit the use of arbitration agreements...
Ask the treatment expert
By
Donna Sardina
Apr 01, 2008
We have an incontinent resident who frequently has perineal skin breakdown. Would this be considered denuded skin, excoriated skin or should we stage it as a pressure ulcer?
Ask the care expert
By
Sherrie Dornberger
Apr 01, 2008
My administrator and board want my nursing staff to look at the number of nursing hours per resident and cut those hours. Is there any place where I could find out the average number of nurse hours per...
Skilled nursing facilities find new opportunities, new challenges with 60% rule
By
John Andrews
Apr 01, 2008
Since the reduction of the so-called 75% Rule to 60%, SNFs have to work even harder to attract Part A therapy residents
Hospital spending on end-of-life care varies
Apr 08, 2008
Teaching hospitals spend diverse amounts of money on chronically ill Medicare beneficiaries during their last two years of life, according to a new report from the Dartmouth Atlas of Health Care.
Residents may be eligible for $300 tax rebate
Apr 08, 2008
The federal government may owe nursing home and assisted living residents some extra spending money, thanks to President Bush’s Economic Stimulus Package.
CMS updates kidney dialysis standards
Apr 07, 2008
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has issued a new rule governing health assessment, patient outcomes and physician practices at kidney dialysis centers around the country.
Racial disparity apparent in long-term care
Apr 03, 2008
A “resegregation of sorts” is occurring in the world of eldercare, according to a news report. Elderly black people increasingly are likely to be in nursing homes while older whites more often...