AdCare Health Systems plans to divest its senior living properties and become a holding company, the firm announced.
Rate hike will be only a part of the new Medicare reality
By
John O'Connor
Sep 01, 2014
Many providers are relieved that Medicare rates are slated to go up by 2% in the next fiscal year. After all, who wants to turn down $750 million, especially in a rate-cutting climate?
Sector’s housing stock grows at uneven pace, NIC reports
By
John O'Connor
Sep 01, 2014
Seniors housing stock collectively rose by 0.1% in the second quarter, putting the sector on pace for a 1.5% annual increase, according to new data from the National Investment Center for the Seniors Housing...
Common soap may be culprit
By
Tim Mullaney
Sep 01, 2014
Healthcare facilities should avoid “heavily marketed” triclosan soaps, experts advise in updated hand hygiene guidelines.
Ask the payment expert … about facility comparisons
By
Patricia Boyer
Sep 01, 2014
What information is available so we can compare our nursing facility to others in the industry?
MRSA often lurks in groin
By
Elizabeth Newman
Sep 01, 2014
Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus colonization is common in groin and rectal areas, especially in men, new research shows.
Dirty hands needed
By
Gary Tetz
Sep 01, 2014
Gardening is magic. Gardening is mindfulness. Gardening is therapist, physician and personal trainer without spandex or a copay. And now researchers have confirmed that gardening can help nursing home...
Bill could gut scheduling
By
Kimberly Marselas
Sep 01, 2014
A Congressional proposal to provide low-wage hourly employees with more stability and workplace protections could hit nursing homes.
McKnight’s adds 8 more awards
By
Stephanie H. Kim
Sep 01, 2014
McKnight’s added three national awards to its trophy case last month following the American Society of Business Publication Editors ceremony in Chicago.
RACs return $100 million to providers, as criticism grows
By
Kimberly Marselas
Sep 01, 2014
Medicare Recovery Audit Contractors returned a record $100.4 million in identified underpayments to providers between April and June.