April 01, 2014

Cultivating motivation in the rehab therapy setting comes down to pushing the right buttons at the right time — and knowing when to stop pushing.

We were told we didn’t meet technical requirements for Medicare. What does that mean?

A new blood test reveals with 90% accuracy which people will develop Alzheimer’s disease or mild dementia within three years, according to study results in Nature Medicine.

A tsunami of information has skilled nursing facilities searching for ways to shore up against the deluge that could wash over the long-term care industry

Long-term care staffers’ understanding of the Minimum Data Set and its Quality Indicators is “mediocre at best,” according to recent survey results. Lack of exposure and involvement are...

Nursing home staffing levels have not been definitively linked to better care, according to an analysis published in JAMDA.

Sometimes in business — and particularly in the long-term care business — it can be useful to see things from a fresh, unexpected perspective.

Federal investigators recovered more than $10 million in incorrect Medicaid payments made to nursing homes in 2013, an annual review shows.

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services officials said they consider the upcoming Quality Assurance and Performance Improvement guidelines, not harsher penalties, as the better way to reduce adverse events...

A funny thing happened on the way to a semi-annual eye rolling about a MedPAC report. It contained some information that could make long-term care providers happy.