Direct caregivers will comprise nation’s largest workforce by 2020, says PHI
By 2020, direct-care providers will comprise the nation’s largest workforce, with home health aides and personal aides becoming…
News Read More
Latest In: News
CMS final rule eases regulatory burden for SNFs
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services on Thursday announced a final rule to reduce obsolete or burdensome…
News Read MoreMedicare cuts could cost SNFs close to $800 million
Skilled nursing facilities are gearing up to absorb nearly $800 million in Medicare cuts in 2014, according to…
News Read MoreOvertime, inadequate training linked to CNA injury rates, study finds
Do assistive devices, training, work environment and personal attributes alleviate injuries for nursing home aides? A new study…
News Read MoreNursing home staffing levels tied to increased death rates in good economies
The relationship between unemployment and mortality rates is direct--and counter-intuitive. Research findings more than 10 years ago documented that nursing home…
News Read MoreHHS names its first Health Care Innovation Award winners
The Department of Health and Human Services has announced the first 26 organizations to receive Health Care Innovation…
News Read MoreNursing home operator bilks system while residents starve
Despite receiving $32.9 million in Medicare/Medicaid payments for resident care between 2004 and 2007, George Dalyn Houser ‘s…
News Read MoreStudy: Lifelong depression may increase risk of vascular dementia; late-life depression may signal Alzheimer’s
Depressive symptoms that occur in both midlife and late-life are associated with an increased risk of developing vascular…
News Read MoreFailure to get informed consent tied to elder abuse charges
Failure to notify residents or family members in skilled nursing facilities before administering antipsychotic medications may constitute charges…
News Read More
Latest Projects
