May 01, 2018

Members of Congress have ratcheted up their scrutiny of how well nursing homes are being overseen by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services. Four influential Republican Congressmen demanded details...

Efforts to improve frontline supervision can enhance the quality of entry-level jobs in long-term care and lead to higher retention of certified nursing assistants and better patient care, according to...

Measuring neuropsychiatric symptoms such as depression, anxiety, agitation and irritability can help predict who will develop mild cognitive impairment, and who will progress to dementia. So found researchers...

A federal review of outpatient physical therapy payments found Medicare likely overpaid $367 million during a six-month period. The Department of Health and Human Services’ Office of Inspector General...

A new, multi-day course is being designed by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services to help nursing homes prepare for the infection preventionist requirement included in the revised final rules of...

A Japanese study finds low-level light exposure at night can be associated with depressive symptoms in elderly adults. Researchers used light meters to measure nighttime light exposure in the bedrooms...

An aggressive new advanced directive would allow patients to decline food and water if they display signs of deep dementia. A New York group that supports aid-in-dying recently approved the new document....

I am seeking info about rehab services in a swing bed setting. I know services need to be daily and require a skilled caregiver. Can OT or SLP alone meet the criteria without PT or nursing, if the need...

The Kansas Department of Aging and Disability Services sought emergency powers to take over operations at 15 nursing homes in late March after New Jersey-based Skyline Health Care failed to make payroll....

Prolonged exposure to caffeine has been linked to worsening Alzheimer’s symptoms — at least in mice, that is — by researchers in Spain. Caffeine might heighten behavioral and psychological symptoms...