http://www.mcknights.com Latest articles from McKnight's Long Term Care News News Senate Republicans have introduced legislation that would repeal the Independent Payment Advisory Board (IPAB) that is part of the healthcare reform law. http://www.mcknights.com/republican-bill-would-eliminate-medicare-payment-advisory-board-from-healthcare-reform-law/article/175909/ Fri, 30 Jul 2010 05:30:00 GMT Illinois-based for-profit nursing home operators must stop issuing misleading "information sheets" to mentally ill residents, a federal judge recently ruled. http://www.mcknights.com/judge-orders-illinois-nursing-homes-to-end-scare-tactics/article/175907/ Fri, 30 Jul 2010 05:30:00 GMT Kentucky Gov. Steve Beshear (D) is calling on state health officials to review the way in which the state handles reports of abuse and neglect in nursing homes, according to local news reports. http://www.mcknights.com/governor-asks-for-review-of-nursing-home-abuse-handling-process/article/175906/ Fri, 30 Jul 2010 05:30:00 GMT The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has proposed a rule that would create a pay-for-performance system for end-stage renal disease facilities. http://www.mcknights.com/medicare-may-pay-dialysis-centers-based-on-performance/article/175795/ Thu, 29 Jul 2010 05:30:00 GMT Don Berwick, the new administrator of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, still is taking flak from Republicans over his recess appointment and his views on the British healthcare system. But the Harvard professor of pediatrics and health care policy is preparing to answer his critics, according to news reports. http://www.mcknights.com/republicans-continue-to-oppose-berwick/article/175792/ Thu, 29 Jul 2010 05:30:00 GMT More than 60,000 Twitter users learned about the death of 104-year-old Ivy Bean Tuesday night. The North England nursing home resident is believed to be among the oldest in the world to use the social networking site. http://www.mcknights.com/web-savvy-centenarian-passes-away-thousands-notified-via-twitter/article/175791/ Thu, 29 Jul 2010 05:30:00 GMT The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services on Monday disclosed it will provide $2.25 billion in grants to expand the Money Follows the Person (MFP) Rebalancing demonstration. This program seeks to find community-based alternatives to traditional long-term care facilities. http://www.mcknights.com/cms-to-release-more-than-2-billion-in-grants-for-community-based-long-term-care-services-program/article/175663/ Wed, 28 Jul 2010 05:30:00 GMT Most seniors are misinformed or simply unaware about new healthcare reforms under the recently passed Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, according to a new survey from the National Council on Aging. http://www.mcknights.com/seniors-confused-about-new-healthcare-reform-law-survey-shows/article/175662/ Wed, 28 Jul 2010 05:30:00 GMT A technological breakthrough could allow the severely disabled to use their noses to communicate and even maneuver wheelchairs. http://www.mcknights.com/a-whiff-of-progress-researchers-develop-sniffing-device-to-allow-disabled-to-communicate-move-around/article/175661/ Wed, 28 Jul 2010 05:30:00 GMT As another round of $250 Medicare prescription drug rebate checks goes out in the mail, healthcare officials are reminding seniors to be aware of potential scams. http://www.mcknights.com/health-agencies-warn-seniors-about-medicare-part-d-rebate-scams/article/175480/ Tue, 27 Jul 2010 05:30:00 GMT