April 01, 2015

The love for dementia residents at the Intermissions Program at Wind Crest in Highlands Ranch, CO, isn’t ham-handed. Residents are delighted when two pot-bellied pigs, Boris and Pumba, visit and...

SNFs have increased their presence in rehab for years, and now many need to replace, restore or otherwise reinvigorate their programs.

A California court case concerning waived breaks could have widespread implications for healthcare workers encouraged to give up meal time during extra-long shifts.

A comprehensive review of Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ quality measurement efforts since 2006 paints a mostly positive picture of quality measurements in nursing homes.

A systematic review of 23 published research studies on the risk of dehydration in people 65 and older left researchers with little conclusive evidence about causes or a solution, investigators reported...

Providers are seeking legislation to end old therapy cap rates and to see changes in manual medical review process for therapy claims.

Federal regulators recently unveiled a new accountable care organization model they feel will appeal to long-term care operators.

Managed care is being seen as the answer to control our significantly increased healthcare costs. With the magnitude at which managed care is growing and spreading throughout the nation, it is evident...

One gets the feeling that federal regulators, no matter how proper the official talk went, took a bit of pleasure in sending a message to providers when recently rebasing their star ratings.

Staffing and retention rates are expected to be added to the Nursing Home Compare website in 2016.