A Day in the Life: Finding the future stars of LTC
By
Mary Gustafson
Mar 01, 2012
Jana Headrick likes to snag them when they’re young — future long-term care professionals, that is. As the director of wellness at the continuing care retirement facility at Inverness Retirement...
Ask the care expert: When is isolation required for C. diff, and when can a resident be taken out of...
By
Sherrie Dornberger
Mar 01, 2012
Residents should be placed on contact precautions while they are experiencing diarrhea. Wait to discontinue precautions until the diarrhea resolves.
Newest budget plan earns cutting rebuke
By
John O'Connor
Mar 01, 2012
Providers had braced for possible reimbursement cuts in President Obama’s 2013 budget. But the actual reductions could be even more austere than anticipated.
Flu panel says: Mandate shots
By
James M. Berklan
Mar 01, 2012
An advisory panel to the White House is recommending providers mandate annual employee flu shots if voluntary programs do not achieve at least 90% compliance.
Online Expo gives new chances
By
James M. Berklan
Mar 01, 2012
Providers can learn about new opportunities to qualify for federal reimbursements at the McKnight’s Online Expo later this month.
Alzheimer’s breakthrough?
By
Mary Gustafson
Mar 01, 2012
Deep brain stimulation enhanced the memory of epilepsy patients with recall problems, a small study has found.
Music can be a hearing aid
By
Mary Gustafson
Mar 01, 2012
Lifelong musical training, especially if it lasts late in life, can help overcome age-related hearing loss, a new study finds.
New policy triggers rehab mode change
By
John O'Connor
Mar 01, 2012
Individual therapy services are seeing a huge spike across skilled care settings, according to a new Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services report. The shift seems to reveal how a change in payment rules...
60 Seconds with…Kathleen Sebelius
Mar 01, 2012
As many as 5.1 million Americans currently suffer from Alzheimer’s disease. And that number is quickly growing. As the U.S. population ages, the number of people with this terrible disease could...
FTC waves stop sign at Omnicare deal
By
Elizabeth Newman
Mar 01, 2012
The Federal Trade Commission has filed suit over Omnicare’s bid to grab PharMerica.