AUGUST 2011
Wireless mobile technology that can track daily activities such as walking, sitting and standing could help unearth important physical and emotional health data, new research ...
Medicare payments to skilled nursing facilities increased unexpectedly by $2.1 billion (16%) during the first six months of fiscal 2011, according to a report from ...
Minorities have entered nursing facilities in record numbers during the past decade, while wealthier white residents have been leaving skilled nursing care, new research shows.
Kathleen Sebelius, Secretary, U.S. Dept. of Health and Human Services
Certified nursing assistants in long-term care say job satisfaction and emotional well-being are bigger factors in turnover rates than how much money they make, a ...
A debt-reduction framework advanced by the bipartisan "Gang of Six" in the Senate would eliminate the CLASS Act. Provider groups quickly took issue with such ...
An amyloid levels test could help physicians predict who will develop Alzheimer's disease, a study found.
Seniors have a fivefold increased risk of falling in the days right after a dosage change of certain antidepressants, a study finds.
Top Democrats signaled their support for "blending" Medicaid payment rates during discussions on raising the federal debt limit.
Half of worldwide Alzheimer's disease cases could be prevented by making healthy lifestyle changes that often are associated with preventing other chronic health conditions, researchers ...
Another day, another scathing report from the HHS Office of the Inspector General.
OHIO — Instead of cutting its way out of an $8 billion budget shortfall, the state will instead shift more funding dollars away from nursing ...
From safely handling soiled linens to cleaning out dryer ducts, enforcing best practices is crucial for employee health, group efficiency and risk management
Providers find that the growing challenge of serving more diabetics and their foot ulcers is best done with foot specialists and a dedicated care team
Sherrie Dornberger, RNC, CDONA, FACDONA, President, NADONA
Seniors living in residential care facilities with an integrated, multidisciplinary approach to long-term care experienced a better quality of care and lower mortality rates than ...
Susan Wickard, RN, BSN, CWCN, CWS, CLNC, Clinical Advisor, American Association for LTC Nursing
A bandage that changes colors to reveal wound healing is being created by an Australian researcher. Once brought to market, the invention could help treat ...
Black nursing home residents are more likely than white residents to develop pressure wounds, a new study reveals. Researchers say this finding is consistent with previous ...
Anne Marie Barnett, RN, President, Maryland NADONA/LTC
Almost 25% of registered nurses surveyed at the beginning of 2011 said they would seek a new employer as the economy improves, according to a ...
An interdisciplinary team of healthcare professionals at a Nebraska rehabilitation hospital succeeded in reducing catheter-associated urinary tract infections by 89% over 14 months, according to ...
Patricia Boyer, MSM, NHA, RN, President, Boyer & Associates, LLC
With federal lawmakers trying to figure out ways to cut expenditures, balance the budget and reduce the national deficit, funding to states — and healthcare ...
In contrast to providers' preference, more Americans want an independent payment board to make decisions about Medicare spending, rather than leaving the current system as ...
John Durso, Esq., Ungaretti & Harris LLP
The death of a nursing home resident from a spider bite is a healthcare liability claim and requires an expert report to be filed as ...
Nursing homes cannot use arbitration agreements to combat lawsuits related to residents' care, the Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia has ruled.
The year 2009 was a time of transition for Peninsula United Methodist Homes. CEO Allen Johnson was retiring; a partner was needed for a project ...
Canyon Valley Memory Care builds on the Arizona landscape to create personalized and familiar care that is both relaxing and stimulating
Resident safety systems in long-term care facilities have at once seemed to become both simpler and more complex. Their capabilities have certainly expanded, which has ...
Chinese culture values the wisdom and experience of its elderly, but Aileen Jong, a 16-year-old high school student, might very well prove that the reverse ...
With the onset of the RUG-IV payment system looming, leaders at the Covenant Care eldercare chain say they were simply looking for a tool that ...
Scientists have new evidence that "sundowning" — late-day anxiety and agitation behaviors exhibited by older institutionalized adults — has a neurological basis, according to a ...
Ventas Inc. completed its $7.6 billion acquisition of Nationwide Health Properties on July 1, creating the largest healthcare REIT in the U.S.
One of the world's largest wound care companies is about to gain a new owner. At press time, Kinetic Concepts Inc. agreed to be acquired ...
Seven large drug firms filed a citizen petition with the Food and Drug Administration that seeks guidance on communication about off-label uses.
I have a friend who says America is the only country where poor people are fat. Well, it's not just the poor anymore. The next time ...
"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 ...
