Report: Seniors often prescribed inappropriate medications
In an article published in the journal PLOS ONE, researchers reviewed 19 studies that measured the appropriateness of…
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CMS issues final Stage 2 rule for meaningful use under HITECH
On Aug. 23, the federal Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued the final rule for Stage…
News Read MoreCalif. court rules residents may sue SNFs for inadequate staffing
A California appeals court recently ruled that the representatives of current and former residents at 16 nursing homes…
News Read MoreHealth Care REIT to buy Sunrise Senior Living
Toledo, Ohio-based Health Care REIT today announced its agreement to purchase Sunrise Senior Living, MCLean, Va., for $1.9…
News Read MoreMore seniors are developing multiple chronic conditions
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recently released a data brief on the results from a National…
News Read MoreHappy National Senior Citizens Day!
Aug. 21 was designated as National Senior Citizens Day by President Ronald Reagan in 1988 to recognize the…
News Read MoreObesity can contribute to cognitive decline, study says
Obesity can affect memory and brain function on older adults when combined with at least one other metabolic…
News Read MoreKindred buys IntegraCare; doubles its hospice and home care foothold in Texas
Kindred Healthcare today agreed to buy IntegraCare Holdings, a Texas hospice and home health company, for $75 million,…
News Read MoreAetna buys Coventry Health Care in latest deal to divvy up Medicare/Medicaid expansion market
Aetna today announced it will buy competitor Coventry Health Care for $7.3 billion, which includes an assumption of…
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