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Study: ER visits triple the risk of infection for nursing home residents
A visit to the emergency department during non-summer months was associated with a three-fold risk of acute respiratory…
News Read MoreGrowth in for-profit nursing home jobs outpaces nonprofits, report finds
While the nation’s overall nonprofit sector posted a 10-year record of job growth from 2000 to 2010, achieving…
News Read MoreMedPAC targets Medicare payments to SNFs
The Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC) is considering recommending to Congress that Medicare payments to skilled nursing facilities…
Projects Read MoreReasons to remain a nursing home resident
I was recently notified that the County Board of Developmental Disabilities has approved me for a community waiver…
Projects Read MoreJ & J to pay $158 million to settle Texas Medicaid fraud case
Drug maker Johnson & Johnson will pay $158 million to settle a Medicaid fraud lawsuit that accused the…
News Read MoreThe essential components of preparedness and compliance
As dramatic images of the Costa Concordia tragedy were broadcasted on media outlets worldwide, people appeared to be…
Projects Read MoreThousands of stolen pain pills at Okla. nursing home lead to investigation of employees
The theft of up to 3,000 painkillers from an Oklahoma nursing home has led one arrest and an…
News Read MoreHouse committee votes to repeal CLASS
The House Ways and Means Committee voted Wednesday to repeal the Community Living Assistance Services and Supports (CLASS)…
News Read MoreVolunteerism helps not only the community, but the senior volunteer as well
Whether living at home or in a long-term care community, older adults still desire to contribute to the…
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