http://www.mcknights.com/longterm-care/topic/1267/ Articles tagged with Long-Term Care from McKnight's Long Term Care News McKnight's custserv@mcknights.com no The second round of the Health Care Innovation Awards is now underway, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services announced Wednesday. CMS will distribute up to $1 billion to fund projects that aim to improve care while cutting costs for the Medicare and Medicaid programs. http://www.mcknights.com/1-billion-available-for-projects-to-rapidly-reduce-post-acute-care-costs-cms-announces/article/293551/ Thu, 16 May 2013 10:30:00 GMT The second round of the Health Care Innovation Awards is now underway, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services announced Wednesday. CMS will distribute up to $1 billion to fund projects that aim to improve care while cutting costs for the Medicare and Medicaid programs. McKnight's For most operators, owners and CFOs in long-term care facilities, control is not a word that comes to mind when insurance is the topic. But with price increases hitting commercial insurance lines, market and coverage limitations within the aging services sector, as well as reduced capacity to service this vertical, greater control is exactly what long-term care executives should demand. http://www.mcknights.com/considering-captives/article/291931/ Fri, 03 May 2013 17:58:05 GMT For most operators, owners and CFOs in long-term care facilities, control is not a word that comes to mind when insurance is the topic. But with price increases hitting commercial insurance lines, market and coverage limitations within the aging services sector, as well as reduced capacity to service this vertical, greater control is exactly what long-term care executives should demand. McKnight's There has been a trend of late to refer to specialized care of individuals with dementia as "memory care." I understand the need for a quick, catchy title for a new product or service line in long-term care, but I worry about the message this one may send and the mindset it might create in management, families and employees. Here's why. http://www.mcknights.com/beyond-memory-care/article/291549/ Wed, 01 May 2013 19:00:00 GMT There has been a trend of late to refer to specialized care of individuals with dementia as "memory care." I understand the need for a quick, catchy title for a new product or service line in long-term care, but I worry about the message this one may send and the mindset it might create in management, families and employees. Here's why. McKnight's Long-term care providers have been able to sustain modest room-rate hikes, according to the 10th annual Cost of Care Survey from insurance company Genworth. http://www.mcknights.com/room-charge-rises-to-84k/article/291250/ Wed, 01 May 2013 19:00:00 GMT Long-term care providers have been able to sustain modest room-rate hikes, according to the 10th annual Cost of Care Survey from insurance company Genworth. McKnight's The number of people dying in hospitals decreased 8% from 2000 to 2010 even as overall hospitalizations rose, suggesting nursing homes, hospices and home health providers are playing larger roles in end-of-life care. These numbers appeared in a recent Centers for Disease Control and Prevention report. http://www.mcknights.com/snfs-role-in-end-of-life-care-is-growing/article/291264/ Wed, 01 May 2013 19:00:00 GMT The number of people dying in hospitals decreased 8% from 2000 to 2010 even as overall hospitalizations rose, suggesting nursing homes, hospices and home health providers are playing larger roles in end-of-life care. These numbers appeared in a recent Centers for Disease Control and Prevention report. McKnight's The Department of Health and Human Services has updated its national standards for Culturally and Linguistically Appropriate Services (CLAS), providing an enhanced tool for long-term care providers serving increasingly diverse populations. http://www.mcknights.com/updated-government-guidelines-may-help-with-diverse-resident-populations/article/290621/ Fri, 26 Apr 2013 10:30:00 GMT The Department of Health and Human Services has updated its national standards for Culturally and Linguistically Appropriate Services (CLAS), providing an enhanced tool for long-term care providers serving increasingly diverse populations. McKnight's Behold, readers: There's a new work of literary fiction that takes place in a long-term care facility. http://www.mcknights.com/life-after-life-may-be-your-life/article/290415/ Thu, 25 Apr 2013 10:30:00 GMT Behold, readers: There's a new work of literary fiction that takes place in a long-term care facility. McKnight's Americans don't like to think about their eventual long-term care needs and don't have a realistic understanding of how the long-term care system works, according to a poll released Wednesday. Given that other surveys have reported similar findings for years, the results show the public's consistent lack of knowledge about long-term care. http://www.mcknights.com/people-still-misunderstand-avoid-thinking-about-long-term-care-poll-shows/article/290414/ Thu, 25 Apr 2013 10:30:00 GMT Americans don't like to think about their eventual long-term care needs and don't have a realistic understanding of how the long-term care system works, according to a poll released Wednesday. Given that other surveys have reported similar findings for years, the results show the public's consistent lack of knowledge about long-term care. McKnight's You know the music you love personally, and how listening to a certain song makes you feel. But how can you tap the power of music to simultaneously enhance the lives of the many people in your and your team's care? http://www.mcknights.com/tapping-the-power-of-therapeutic-music-in-long-term-care/article/289704/ Mon, 22 Apr 2013 13:30:00 GMT You know the music you love personally, and how listening to a certain song makes you feel. But how can you tap the power of music to simultaneously enhance the lives of the many people in your and your team's care? McKnight's Long-term care providers and states should agree on what a "direct access employee" is and whether that person has a criminal conviction that should keep him or her from working in a nursing home, according to a a recently released report from the Long-Term Care Criminal Convictions Work Group. http://www.mcknights.com/cms-work-group-recommends-approach-for-employing-former-criminals-in-long-term-care-settings/article/289497/ Fri, 19 Apr 2013 10:30:00 GMT Long-term care providers and states should agree on what a "direct access employee" is and whether that person has a criminal conviction that should keep him or her from working in a nursing home, according to a a recently released report from the Long-Term Care Criminal Convictions Work Group. McKnight's