The changing face of long-term care continues to drive merger and acquisition activity for the fifth straight year, according to two new reports. Deal volume involving long-term care and assisted living...
94% accurate Alzheimer test
By
Alicia Lasek
Sep 04, 2019
A blood test that helps detect early signs of Alzheimer’s disease, when combined with measures of two major risk factors, identifies early brain changes with a 94% level of accuracy, researchers have...
Obesity shot, not surgery
By
Elizabeth Newman
Sep 04, 2019
A hormone treatment has been shown to lower obese individuals’ glucose levels and weight, and may prove a viable alternative to bariatric surgery. In a trial of obese, prediabetic patients, subjects...
Nursing homes told to invest more in RNs
By
James M. Berklan
Sep 04, 2019
Burnout victims are five times more likely to finish a shift without completing necessary care, a bad sign for nursing homes, which report higher levels of burnout and job dissatisfaction than any other...
Suit could boost Medicare rolls
By
Danielle Brown
Sep 04, 2019
More than 1.3 million Medicare observation stay claims could be appealed if a class-action lawsuit against the government succeeds.
2.4% pay hike made official
By
Kimberly Marselas
Sep 04, 2019
Skilled nursing providers will split an $851 million pay increase in fiscal 2020 under a final rule announced July 30 by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services. Provider organizations praised the...
CMS employs some late PDPM additions
By
James M. Berklan
Sep 04, 2019
New guidance on components of the Patient-Driven Payment Model were an added bonus to the fiscal 2020 final rule issued for Medicare participation.
Admin pay hits $111,000-plus
By
Elizabeth Newman
Sep 04, 2019
Nursing home administrators and other top executives saw larger than average salary increases over the past year, indicating a possible effort by operators to keep hard-to-find talent in-house.