Monday, January 12, 2009

McKnight's Daily Update

By the editors of McKnight's Long-Term Care News and McKnight's Assisted Living

Today's News
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Survey: Average cost of private nursing home room drops in 2008

October 29, 2008

The charge for a private nursing home room in 2008 dropped about a half percentage point over a year earlier, while the national average for a semi-private bed rose just 1.1%, according to a new national survey released Tuesday.
 

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Worried governors ask Congress for more federal Medicaid funding

October 29, 2008

The nation's governors have appealed to congressional leaders to boost federal Medicaid funding and change tax provisions to help states through the current economic slowdown. In particular, the governors recommended in a letter sent Monday that Congress increase for at least a two-year period a formula that determines matching payments to state Medicaid programs.
 

Quadrupled flu shot serves seniors better, researchers say

October 29, 2008

Giving seniors four times the usual dose of flu vaccine could give them twice as much protection from the bug, say researchers in a report released Sunday. Recent research has debated the effects of standard flu doses administered to the elderly.
 

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QUESTION OF THE MONTH:
"What do you think of the new five-star rating system for nursing homes so far?"

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.



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