Hospice care becoming costlier, less aggressive, study finds
By
John Hall
May 08, 2015
Brown researchers examined the change in last-year-of-life Medicare expenditures during the most recent expansion of the program that began in 2004 and continued through 2009.
Caregivers may be focusing on ‘futile’ measures: Brown study
By
John Hall
Mar 23, 2015
New research concludes that nursing home caregivers well-versed in palliative care tend to focus less on possibly futile “aggressive” life-saving measures.
Profile: Mor than meets the eye
By
Elizabeth Newman
Nov 01, 2014
While Brown University Professor Vince Mor’s accomplishments may be heralded in the long-term care profession, what may be less known is his dedicated work with the Jewish Alliance of Greater Rhode...
Culture change increased care quality, reduced rehospitalizations: study
By
Elizabeth Newman
Aug 26, 2014
Culture change pays off by increasing the quality of care in nursing homes, according to a new study from Brown University.
Long-term care to go Ivy League for new research
By
James M. Berklan
Jun 01, 2014
It appears that the nation’s largest association of nursing home operators has decided to buy itself a whole lot of credibility. I mean that only in a good way.
A jolt to long-term care best practices, amid the Ivy
By
James M. Berklan
Apr 23, 2014
This is going to sound terribly wrong on the face of it. There’s no way around it. It appears that the nation’s largest association of nursing home operators has just bought itself a whole...
Proponents of a bill to cut out the “observation stay” Medicare loophole got a boost from a House of Representatives member Wednesday.
Hospitals increasingly use ‘observation stay’ loophole, data shows
By
McKnight's Staff
Jun 05, 2012
Physicians and hospitals increasingly are admitting more Medicare beneficiaries for observation stays rather than as hospital inpatients, new research concludes.
Feeding tubes worsen pressure ulcers in elderly dementia patients, study suggests
By
McKnight's Staff
May 16, 2012
New research suggests that feeding tubes can cause or worsen pressure ulcers in elderly dementia patients — a finding that contradicts the commonly held belief that feeding tubes promote healing.
Pave the way for all
By
James M. Berklan
Jul 15, 2011
Eye-opening is the only way to describe results of a new study by Brown University researchers into eldercare usage patterns. In brief, they found that minority residents have been entering nursing homes...