The Department of Justice is refusing to back down in a fight over physicians and patient hospice eligibility.
Drugs linked to greater fall risk
By
Phil Brahm
Jul 04, 2016
Nursing home residents who take antidepressants for dementia hold a significantly higher risk of falls and fractures than those using antipsychotics, new research finds.
How to do it… Positioning techniques
Jul 04, 2016
In the wake of recent updates to the National Pressure Ulcer Advisory Panel’s wound staging guidelines, providers are re-focusing on prevention. Wound care toolboxes include methods and technology...
Prolonging other lives
By
Amy Novotney
Jul 04, 2016
How, where and when furniture is used is directly related to the ability to extend its durability and life, especially in high-traffic areas like dining rooms or lobbies
Keeping watch by night
By
Kimberly Marselas
Jul 04, 2016
Overnight incontinence care deserves special planning and strategies; providers get personal with individual options and high-tech solutions
ManorCare, HCP Inc. sued
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Jul 04, 2016
HCP ignored fraud and misled investors about the performance of ManorCare, its skilled nursing portfolio, according to a class action filed in May.
REITs wary of skilled nursing sector woes, report asserts
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Jul 04, 2016
Real estate investment trusts are becoming increasingly cautious of the pitfalls associated with skilled nursing portfolios, according to a report from Fitch Ratings.
A Day in the Life: Henpecked and happy
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Jul 04, 2016
Crestview Acres in Marion, IA, welcomed four new residents this spring, but don’t expect to find them inside the facility — they’re living in a coop out back.
‘Site-neutral’ pay proposal has providers taking sides
By
James M. Berklan
Jul 04, 2016
erms about the value-based pay movement tend to spill into one another: bundled payments, accountable care organizations, managed care, site-neutral payments, and on and on.
Reader Poll: “What would you like to accomplish in the next decade?”
Jul 04, 2016
“In the next decade it does not appear that a cure for Alzheimer’s disease will be found.”