KKR’s $1.4 billion acquisition of PharMerica completed early
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Dec 08, 2017
The acquisition of long-term care pharmacy PharMerica Corporation by investment firm KKR has been completed slightly ahead of schedule, the companies announced Thursday.
Nursing home LPN charged with raping two residents calls actions consensual
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Dec 08, 2017
A Massachusetts man has been charged with raping two residents of a skilled nursing facility where he worked as a licensed practical nurse, according to local reports. The man is claiming he had consensual...
Long-stay antipsychotic use reductions may require more scrutiny, study suggests
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Dec 07, 2017
Reductions in antipsychotic use in long-stay nursing home residents may reflect more residents being diagnosed with mental health conditions excluded from quality measurement audits, a new study suggests.
National long-term care spending hits all-time high at $163 billion
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Dec 07, 2017
Americans spent nearly $163 billion on nursing care facilities and continuing care retirement communities in 2016, according to a new federal report.
3D video games may help ward off cognitive impairment in seniors
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Dec 07, 2017
Video games that use a 3D platform may help prevent mild cognitive impairment and Alzheimer’s disease among older adults, according to research published Wednesday.
Personalized robot helpers act as motivator for patients
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Dec 06, 2017
Robotic helpers may be the rehabilitation wave of the future, but they won’t motivate patients too unless they’re able to mimic human movements, according to new research.
Providers wary of waiver
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Dec 06, 2017
Less than half of healthcare providers eligible to use the three-day hospital stay waiver available through the Bundled Payments for Care Improvement initiative actually use it, a recent report shows.
Readmissions project brings 17% drop in hospitalizations
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Dec 06, 2017
A Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services program created to reduce hospital readmissions among nursing home residents has shown positive results after three years, the agency announced.
State, fed relationship will be ‘reset’ by Medicaid overhaul
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Dec 06, 2017
The relationship between the federal government and states participating in the Medicaid program will be “reset” under Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ Administrator Seema Verma’s...
A familiar face to head ACHCA
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Dec 06, 2017
The American College of Health Care Administrators announced 37-year long-term care veteran Bill McGinley, CNHA, CALA, CAS, FACHCA, as its new president and CEO last month.