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Overcoming resistance to change
“Change” is about the only constant in health and aging services these days. Leaders of long-term care organizations…
Projects Read MoreCMS forecasts near-term Medicare funding stability, long-term insolvency
The Affordable Care Act is projected to save Medicare more than $200 billion through 2016, according to The…
News Read MoreMay 2012 CE Test
Continuing Education Test #174 Based on Long-Term Living May 2012How to Use the ACHCA Continuing Education Test
Projects Read MoreSNF awarded for reducing falls 53% in 2011
A falls management program at The Center for Nursing and Rehabilitation (CNR), Brooklyn, N.Y., resulted in a 53…
News Read MoreOIG targets nursing homes in 2012
The Office of Inspector General (OIG) in the Department of Health and Human Services has an ambitious work…
Projects Read MoreA resident’s long battle with Alzheimer’s
Larry (pseudonym) ate in the feed dining room when I came here. Though he was in a geri…
Projects Read MoreCompetitive bidding saves Medicare $202 million
A report issued by Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius credits the Medicare competitive bidding program for…
News Read MoreSurveyed residents in AL/IL housing report higher income, self-reliance and overall satisfaction
A study to gauge the current and future economic situation of individuals living in private pay independent living…
News Read MoreReferral, liability implications of hospital readmissions from SNFs
Within the vast healthcare reform legislation, among the many new measures was the Hospital Readmission Reduction Program (the “HRRP”),…
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