LTC research hub to bring clinical trials to rural residents
By
Alicia Lasek
Sep 16, 2022
Nursing home operator Principle LTC and Care Access, a research organization, have launched a new research hub in Raleigh, NC, to provide rural residents access to clinical trials.
Support needed to improve health outcomes in nursing homes that serve Black residents, experts say
By
Alicia Lasek
May 06, 2021
A new study in more than 11,000 nursing homes has shown that facilities with Black residents have higher rates of COVID-19 infection and death. The results suggest that the disparities are rooted in structures...
Only a quarter of rural seniors who need post-acute care transition to SNFs
By
Alicia Lasek
Mar 25, 2021
Rural Medicare beneficiaries are less likely than their urban peers to receive care from either a nursing home or home health agency following acute hospitalization, conclude investigators with the University...
Rural assisted living residents with dementia half as likely to take cognition enhancing meds
By
Alicia Lasek
Feb 03, 2021
A new study in Oregon assisted living and residential care communities sheds light on medication trends in these settings, including a notable quirk in rural care.
CMS seeks to ease COVID staff testing burden on rural operators
By
Alicia Lasek
Oct 01, 2020
Some nursing homes have been required to conduct staff testing at a higher frequency than necessary, the agency said in explaining recent changes to its testing methodology.
Clinical Briefs for Wednesday, January 22
By
Alicia Lasek
Jan 21, 2020
DNA test aims for earlier glaucoma diagnosis, blindness prevention … Rural elderly have higher mortality in post-acute care than their urban peers … Steps to prevent suicide in nursing homes proposed
Will telehealth help keep rural LTC residents healthy after discharge? Study aims to find out
By
Alicia Lasek
Jul 28, 2019
Researchers will follow a group of discharged long-term care residents to test the benefits of telehealth nurse access in rural areas.
OIG says critical access swing beds should be paid at SNF rates
By
John Hall
Mar 11, 2015
New legislation should be introduced to significantly change the way rural-based hospitals are reimbursed for care provided in post-acute care swing beds, the Department of Health and Human Services’...
MedPAC: A quarter of Medicare hospital readmissions are preventable
By
McKnight's Staff
Oct 10, 2012
One-quarter of hospital admissions among Medicare beneficiaries are preventable, with the leading cause for those readmissions is heart failure, a Medicare advisory board report noted.