May 01, 2011

Provider groups are applauding the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ proposed accountable care organization regulations.

Prior to adopting Curaspan’s software, nurses routinely spent over two hours reviewing a patient’s chart when they were being discharged from the hospital and transitioning to a nursing home,...

McKnight’s Super Tuesday webinars now offer free continuing education credits to eligible attendees.

Lawmakers in the U.S. House and Senate recently introduced proposals that would repeal payment caps for Medicare Part B therapy patients.

News that nursing home ratings would be frozen on the federal website for consumer research for six months drew a lot of interest from providers when regulators’ plans were announced this spring....

Kindred Healthcare’s subsidiaries have acquired four CareSouth home healthcare agency locations in Southern California and the San Jose area.

The key to granting residents’ personal bathing preferences starts with creating a dignified environment they can enjoy and then adding comfortable elements.

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services is delaying the implementation of its controversial short-cycle dispensing rule. The one-year postponement pushes the implementation date to Jan. 1, 2013.

Sunrise Senior Living and Horizon Bay Retirement Communities operate the first senior care facilities to earn the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s Energy Star certification.

When building new isn’t an option, renovation is the route that most operators take to upgrade their facilities. Even small projects can make big differences.