Since the reduction of the so-called 75% Rule to 60%, SNFs have to work even harder to attract Part A therapy residents

Long-term care facilities continually find themselves in a tug-of-war with other healthcare segments for therapy funding.

The Joint Commission wants feedback from palliative care providers on newly proposed standards. The standards, proposed this week, would be part of a new Healthcare Services Certification Program that aims to provide standards and improvement solutions to health care organizations.

A new analysis of trends in New York nursing home care reads like a summary of what is happening around the country. In short: more shorter stays for residents, as well as more sicker or cognitively impaired residents.

It may be spring before the Senate Finance Committee marks up a Medicare bill.

Alpharma has announced the availability of the Fletcor Patch. The adhesive patch delivers medication directly to the pain site, offering a safe and effective alternative to widely used nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, according to the firm.

The nation's top lawmakers are learning more about new monitoring, personal health record and brain fitness technologies for seniors during a special briefing and demonstration today.Senators from the Special Committee on Aging; the Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee; and the Medical Technology Caucus are hosting the event to discuss and explore what type of support is needed to promote technological advances that can help our nation's aging population.

If we have a resident with a medical RUGs and therapy wants to pick up that resident, do we have to complete an OMRA assessment?

Legislators are planning to resume discussions about Medicare after passing slimmed-down legislation on this program before the winter recess.

Antipsychotic drugs that are used "off-label" for controlling violent behavior in mentally challenged patients are less effective than placebos and dummy pills, according to a new British study.