The year is 1912, and thousands of passengers are boarding the RMS Titanic for its maiden voyage to New York City — at least that’s what staff members want residents to think. The culinary and programming departments of Otterbein Lebanon, in Lebanon, OH, recently joined forces to take residents back in time for a special Titanic-themed dinner party.
Nursing homes are admitting more patients from hospitals 30 years after the passage of the Omnibus Budget of Reconciliation Act of 1987 (OBRA ’87), according to new research.
A new proposal in Georgia would take away a nursing home’s ability to sign death certificates.
Providers and physicians working with nursing home residents soon may be able to use a noninvasive method for predicting a resident’s chance of developing dementia.
Trump budget proposal looks to save billions for Medicare, Medicaid … Michigan nursing home union hints at strike amid contract negotiations … Coronavirus declared ‘Public Enemy No. 1’ … New Jersey measure to study reimbursement changes for nursing homes receives Senate approval
Operators who serve a disproportionate share of beneficiaries with these conditions are penalized twice, argue researchers.
The federal government would like to slash Medicaid and Medicare by billions over the next decade, and establish a unified payment system for post-acute care providers, according to the fiscal year 2021 budget proposal unveiled by President Donald Trump Monday.
States that choose to participate in the federal government’s block grant program will have to generate more funding in order to stay below the capped funding amount, according to a new report.
Providers treating Medicare Advantage patients with dementia, depression and frailty may not be getting reimbursed fairly under Medicare, researchers argued in a recent viewpoint published in JAMA.
Skilled nursing sector adds 2,400 jobs in January … OIG report takes aim at emergency preparedness compliance among Texas providers … Caregivers more likely to neglect their own health … Medicaid expansion plan proposed in Tennessee
