Exercise program helps keep residents on their feet: study
By
Elizabeth Newman
Nov 01, 2013
Mobility limitations are often a warning sign for upcoming functional decline in seniors, and exercise can help, according to new research.
DME bidding saved 37%
By
James M. Berklan
Nov 01, 2013
A second group of contracts in a competitive bidding program for durable medical equipment items showed
savings of more than one-third, according to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services.
Financing reform rift in LTC commission
By
Tim Mullaney
Nov 01, 2013
The Commission on Long-Term Care has released its full report to Congress, but some commissioners broke ranks, saying the bipartisan panel did not fulfill its mandate to offer recommendations for comprehensive...
Court nixes 3-day challenge, says doctors should decide
By
John O'Connor
Nov 01, 2013
A federal district court in Connecticut has dismissed a case filed by more than a dozen beneficiaries who challenged Medicare’s “three-day rule.”
Personality is tied to LTC use
By
Tim Mullaney
Nov 01, 2013
Seniors who are neurotic are more likely to receive care in a nursing home, according to research in The Milbank Quarterly.
C. diff sources ‘diverse’: study
By
Tim Mullaney
Nov 01, 2013
New research challenges assumptions about how Clostridium difficile is transmitted.
LTC staff: worst with flu shots
By
James M. Berklan
Nov 01, 2013
Nursing home workers were worst among similar employee groups in geting a flu vaccine last season, according to Centers for Disease Control and Prevention officials. The agency handed out a “report...
Dementia care cited as ‘main’ LTC concern
By
Tim Mullaney
Nov 01, 2013
Dementia care will be increasingly at the forefront for long-term care providers, according to a new report from Alzheimer’s Disease International.
AHCA leader: Progress made
By
James M. Berklan
Nov 01, 2013
The leader of the nation’s largest nursing home association trumpeted gains made over the last three years but also exhorted members to press for more change.
SNF discharges tied to income
By
Elizabeth Newman
Nov 01, 2013
The rate at which nursing home residents are hospitalized is linked to how well a state provides healthcare for low-income people, according to a report from The Commonwealth Fund. Minnesota was the top...