CA combines 280,000 LTC workers to form largest nationwide union
By
Holly Petrovich
Jul 02, 2015
Long-term care workers from 37 counties in California have combined into the largest local union in the country, the Service Employees International Union announced Tuesday.
Law allowing facilities to make medical decisions for incompetent residents is unconstitutional, judge...
By
Holly Petrovich
Jun 29, 2015
A California law allowing nursing homes to make medical decisions for mentally incompetent residents was declared unconstitutional Wednesday.
States must start screening Medicaid providers, CMS says
By
Holly Petrovich
Jun 03, 2015
States have until the end of July to start screening high-risk Medicaid and Children’s Health Insurance Program providers, according to new guidance by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services.
Alzheimer’s and Medicare spending to boom over next 25 years
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Holly Petrovich
Jul 21, 2015
Over the next 25 years, more than 28 million baby boomers will develop Alzheimer’s disease, and the cost of care will consume nearly 25% of Medicare spending.
LTC facilities remain at high risk of C. difficile
By
Holly Petrovich
Jun 05, 2015
Clostridium difficile is responsible for 14,000 deaths in the U.S. each year, and 75% of them involve nursing home residents, according to an expert presenting Thursday at a McKnight’s webinar.
Lifting the spirits
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Holly Petrovich
Sep 04, 2015
With resident choice and person-centered care on the rise, some rules and procedures should remain non-negotiable when it comes to lifting, bathing processes