Companies regroup for 2012 following Medicare cut news
By
Elizabeth Newman
Sep 01, 2011
Faced with a shaky economy and a slash in Medicare reimbursement for 2012, skilled nursing facility operators spent August reassessing their financial strategies.
Study: Parkinson’s drug warnings ignored
By
Mary Gustafson
Sep 01, 2011
More than half of U.S. Parkinson’s disease patients are taking antipsychotic medications, despite U.S. Food and Drug Administration warnings that the practice could pose a risk of harm, a new study...
Plan to cut funding gets strong rebuke
By
John O'Connor
Sep 01, 2011
Long-term care officials excoriated a federal proposal to trim Medicare payments by more than 11%.
Surging rents get due credit
By
Elizabeth Newman
Sep 01, 2011
There’s cautious optimism in the seniors housing sector. Occupancy rates have held firm and rent growth has shown slight gains, according to second quarter data released by the National Investment...
Aide subsidies help retention
By
James M. Berklan
Sep 01, 2011
Government-backed subsidies lowered employee turnover rates by more than 30%, according to a new study of group homes. The result gives hope to skilled nursing operators.
McKnight’s earns top honors
By
James M. Berklan
Sep 01, 2011
McKnight’s Long-Term Care News has been honored with three 2011 American Society of Business Publication Editors awards.
Dementia tied to sleep apnea
Sep 01, 2011
Elderly women with sleep apnea had an 85% higher risk of developing mild cognitive impairment, a study found.
Providers worry over debt-reduction panel
Sep 01, 2011
Long-term care providers are keeping a wary eye on a Congressional “super committee” that has been given the task of reforming entitlement programs. The panel will be targeting Medicare and...
60 Seconds with…Alan Rosenbloom
Sep 01, 2011
Alan Rosenbloom, President, Alliance for Quality Nursing Home Care
CNAs sentenced for ‘greasing’ residents
By
Mary Gustafson
Sep 01, 2011
Two nursing assistants were sentenced to 20 days in a county jail and two years of probation for covering elderly residents in slippery ointment at their California facility.