Soaring dementia treatment costs leave care providers to find solutions: report
By
Alicia Lasek
Nov 02, 2022
The growing needs of patients will put the onus on healthcare providers and other stakeholders to increase access to high-quality dementia care services, the Milken Institute reports.
Report: Dementia comes with a high price tag that’s only rising
By
Kristen Fischer
Mar 01, 2024
Dementia costs are on the rise and the money it takes to care for people with the disease will double by 2050, according to a report published Tuesday in Alzheimer’s & Dementia.
Also in the News for Wednesday, March 8
By
Kimberly Marselas
Mar 08, 2023
SNF operating costs increase at nearly twice the rate of revenue: 2023 Marcum Benchmark study … South Dakota Senate defeats effort to fund nursing homes at 100% of costs … Three years after opening,...
Nursing home costs approach $84,000 a year, Genworth survey shows
By
McKnight's Staff
Apr 10, 2013
The cost of long-term care continues to rise, according to the 10th annual Cost of Care Survey from insurance company Genworth. The median annual cost of a private nursing home room reached $83,950 this...
FDA moves to discard hearing aid prescription rule in favor of OTC devices
By
Alicia Lasek
Oct 20, 2021
Adults with mild to moderate hearing loss would be able to obtain certain air-conduction hearing aids without a prescription under a new proposed rule. Whether this change would benefit long-term care...
Staffing mandate could shift big costs to states — but they may not know it yet
By
Kimberly Marselas
Oct 10, 2023
A federal staffing mandate would likely leave states struggling with how to afford increased costs among their operators, a threat that could force wide scale changes in how state Medicaid systems pay...