Skilled nursing providers included as collaborators in new CMS organ transplant model … Older adults with aggressive blood cancer are responsive to treatment and show prolonged survival … Ear doc to...
Bills that add CNA training flexibility, extend telehealth privileges advance toward full House vote
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Josh Henreckson
May 09, 2024
Two key bills that would allow nursing homes more flexibility to train certified nursing assistants onsite and extend telehealth access through 2026 cleared a major hurdle at a markup session before the...
With insurers on relatively solid footing, experts project LTC rates will stabilize
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Kimberly Marselas
May 09, 2024
Long-term care providers will likely see their professional liability and property insurance rates climb again this year, but experts at a global financial services firm predict those cost increases will...
Lawmakers tussle over nation’s first bill capping payouts over nursing home administrators’...
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Josh Henreckson
May 09, 2024
Nursing homes in Louisiana would face lesser financial threats from lawsuits under a new bill the full state Senate is set to consider.
Meet Kurt Merkelz, MD, 2024 McKnight’s Pinnacle Awards ‘Setting the Standard’ honoree
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Jessica R. Towhey
May 09, 2024
Kurt Merkelz, MD, led the recent standardization of best practices throughout Compassus through the development of tools and procedures built into the organization’s interoperability platform. This effort...
Meet John Swanson, 2024 McKnight’s Pinnacle Awards ‘Setting the Standard’ honoree
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Jessica R. Towhey
May 09, 2024
John Swanson turned personal struggle and pain into inspiration after the experience of seeing his father’s freedom of independent movement eliminated upon entering memory care.
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Also in the News for Thursday, May 9, 2024
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Kimberly Marselas
May 09, 2024
Rhode Island lawmakers vote to OK in-room cameras for nursing home residents … Senate bill aims to educate healthcare workers on options to guardianship … NYC Health + Hospitals adds donor-funded wellness...
Inflammation may be behind infection-dementia link: study
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Kristen Fischer
May 08, 2024
People with previous infections are nearly three times more likely to develop dementia compared to those without infections, and more infections are tied to a greater risk for neurodegeneration, a new...
Report: Neuropathy is common, underdiagnosed
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Kristen Fischer
May 08, 2024
Neuropathy — a result of nerve damage that can cause pain and numbness in hands and feet that can lead to falls, infection and amputation — is underdiagnosed, according to a new report.