Eating meals family-style can boost nutrition, hydration and quality of life for people with dementia, scientists have found.
CMS has cooked up new fire safety rules
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Jun 06, 2016
The finalized rules relax some operational and construction requirements in order to give providers more flexibility and make the atmosphere more homelike, CMS officials said.
McKnight’s earns accolades
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James M. Berklan
Jun 06, 2016
The McKnight’s Long-Term Care News editorial staff kept up a streak, earning seven national awards in the month of May.
Waiting for a pellet
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Gary Tetz
Jun 06, 2016
From now on when I ponder the future of long-term care, I’ll think about Uncle Jimmy.
Pay proposal could deliver unintended consequences
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Elizabeth Newman
Jun 06, 2016
Providers are pleased with a federal proposal to increase skilled nursing payments by 2.1% but remain wary about the four new quality measures that are attached.
Insurers rattled by Medicaid managed care’s big changes
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John Hall
Jun 06, 2016
The government’s first major overhaul of the Medicaid Managed Care program in 14 years is unlikely to affect provider reimbursements, but insurers continue to take exception with one provision allowing...
Ask the Payment Expert about … the new Payroll-Based Journal system
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Patricia Boyer
Jun 06, 2016
Can you explain the new Payroll-Based Journal system?
More MDS tweaks coming
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John Hall
Jun 06, 2016
Providers must ensure accuracy of their own internal databases before the latest iteration of the minimum data set, or MDS 3.0, becomes effective October 1, a prominent coding consultant emphasizes.
Profile: Betty Frandsen
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Elizabeth Newman
Jun 06, 2016
While many in the long-term care nursing profession know of Betty Frandsen’s long career, they may not know she wakes up early each day to attend to her “horse nursing home.”
Rosacea patients likely will have higher risk of dementia
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Kimberly Marselas
Jun 06, 2016
A Danish study found an increased risk of dementia, especially Alzheimer’s disease, in patients who have rosacea.