Residents with mental illness concentrated in facilities that offer less direct care: study
By
Alicia Lasek
Jun 04, 2020
Facilities that serve more residents with mental illness tend to have quality characteristics that differ substantially from other nursing homes, say investigators.
Bulk of nursing home work for nurse practitioners remains nonclinical, finds study
By
Alicia Lasek
Feb 10, 2020
The role of a nurse practitioner in these settings is a hybrid of nursing consultant and a fee‐for‐service clinician, say researchers.
Clinical Briefs for Friday, December 13
By
Alicia Lasek
Dec 12, 2019
Older adults with hypothyroidism face elevated mortality risk … Long night’s sleep, long midday naps raise stroke risk … New quality measures introduced for older adults’ diabetes care …...
Behavioral health challenges pose higher hospitalization risk than dementia, study finds
By
Alicia Lasek
Oct 23, 2019
Nursing facility residents with behavioral health disorders are more likely to be hospitalized than residents with dementia, say researchers.
Despite 12 deaths, nursing facilities denied request to be on utilities’ priority list
By
Elizabeth Newman
Jul 05, 2018
A year after Hurricane Irma killed 12 nursing home residents, senior living facilities have been under pressure to have better emergency preparedness plans during the 2018 hurricane season.
Privacy firms driving deals
By
John O'Connor
Jun 08, 2018
Transactions involving nursing facilities totaled $900 million in the first quarter, according to Bill Kauffman, senior principal at the National Investment Center for Seniors Housing & Care. Seniors housing...
Reporting neglected, OIG says
By
John O'Connor
Oct 01, 2014
Slightly more than half of the nation’s nursing facilities reported abuse or neglect allegations as required in 2012, a new report from the Office of Inspector General alleges. Such relatively low...
OIG: Nursing homes correctly reported 53% of abuse or neglect allegations in 2012
By
Tim Mullaney
Aug 19, 2014
Only about half of nursing facilities correctly reported abuse or neglect allegations in 2012, indicating that the government needs to provide more guidance and oversight, according to a new report from...
OIG focuses on nursing homes’ quality of care in ‘priorities’ report
By
Tim Mullaney
Mar 20, 2014
To best protect federal health programs, more action should be taken to improve nursing home quality, a new government report asserts.
New Medicaid rule requires patient-centered care for home- and community-based services, defines HCBS...
By
Tim Mullaney
Jan 13, 2014
Long-term care providers offering home- and community-based services will have to administer person-centered care to qualify for payments through Medicaid, under a final rule issued Friday by the Centers...