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Several states miss budget deadline, putting Medicaid services at risk

July 02, 2009

Tuesday at midnight was the deadline for most states to have completed their budget proposals for the coming fiscal year. Many didn't make it, placing state services, including Medicaid programs, at risk of significant cuts.

CMS proposes physician Medicare payment rate cut in 2010

July 02, 2009

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services on Wednesday proposed reducing Medicare payment rates for physicians by 21.5% in calendar year 2010. It also disclosed other physician payment reforms as part of the administration's healthcare reform agenda.

Three cheers for statins: multiple studies highlight benefits of its use among elderly

July 02, 2009

A slew of statin-supporting studies have been released recently. They tout the blood thinner's benefits for the elderly on everything from heart disease to Alzheimer's to stroke.

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Editors' Blog: Who should care for the mentally ill?

July 02, 2009

A new report from a mental law advocacy group rekindles the debate over where to house the mentally ill. The time seems ripe to reexamine the issue.

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McKnight's Daily Update to pause for Independence Day

July 02, 2009

McKnight's will not publish its Daily Update on Friday in observance of the Fourth of July holiday. Publication will resume on Monday.

Supreme Court ruling cited in argument for removing mentally ill from nursing homes

July 01, 2009

A 10-year-old Supreme Court ruling is being dusted off to make the case for taking the mentally ill out of nursing homes and supporting them in the community and at home.

Walker, cane-related falls injure 47,000 elderly each year, CDC reports

July 01, 2009

More than 47,000 elderly Americans experience a walker- or cane-related fall each year. That is an average of 129 falls per day, according to a recent release from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Use of restraints decreases from 1999 to 2006 in nursing homes, report finds

July 01, 2009

The percentage of long-stay nursing home residents with restraints fell from 10.7% 1999 to 6% in 2006. That is from the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality's 2008 National Healthcare Quality Report.

Guest Columns: The benefits of partnering at-home service providers with assisted-living communities

July 01, 2009

Positive things happen when assisted-living facilities develop relationships with care managers of at-home service providers.

Ask the treatment expert: support for "open system" treatment of incontinent patients

Donna Sardina July 01, 2009

Donna Sardina, RN, MHA, WCC President, Wound Care Education Institute

New law eliminates fines if problems fixed in-house

July 01, 2009

Nursing homes that identify and correct certain health and safety issues on their own will see fines eliminated under a newly enacted law.

Ask the care expert: the "Berg Balance Scale" and other free resources for falls prevention

Sherrie Dornberger July 01, 2009

Sherrie Dornberger, RNC, CDONA, FACDONA President, NADONA

Profile: Joshua M. Wiener Senior Fellow, RTI International

Liza Berger July 01, 2009

You may not know Josh Wiener, but if you're in long-term care you are probably familiar with his work.

Ask the payment expert: explaining the effect of ZPICs on long-term care providers

Patricia Boyer July 01, 2009

Patricia Boyer, MSM, NHA, RN President, Boyer & Associates, LLC

Guest Columns

A good combination: assisted-living communities and at-home service providers

June 30, 2009

Partnering care managers of at-home service providers with assisted-living communities can improve seniors' quality of life, strengthen caregiving and help recruit new residents.

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Please send your answer to Associate Editor Liza Berger at liza.berger@mcknights.com. Your answer to this question will be gathered with others and may appear in an upcoming issue of McKnight's Long-Term Care News.