New AARP network to foster age-friendly communities in U.S.
A new AARP pilot program launched in affiliation with the World Health Organization seeks to improve communities’ “user-friendliness”…
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OSHA targets SNFs with new safety program
Nursing homes and other LTC facilities are the focus of a new National Emphasis Program (NEP) through the…
News Read MoreAlzheimer’s research funding questioned
The $80 million proposed earlier this year by President Obama for Alzheimer’s research is in question following discussion…
News Read MoreCMS reverses proposed consultant pharmacist regulation for SNFs
A proposed rule that would have required nursing homes to hire independent pharmacists to review residents’ medications was…
News Read More‘Bad debt’ cuts to hit SNFs hard in 10 states
Skilled nursing providers in 10 states are being told to brace for hundreds of millions of dollars in…
News Read MoreCMS memo clarifies PPS billing, assessment policies
* Editor's note: As of April 6, 2012, the link below to the memo has been made inaccessible.
News Read MoreLTC covered in Joint Commission’s online infection control resource center
The Joint Commission on Monday launched a health care-associated infections (HAIs) online portal that provides both free and…
News Read MoreStudy: Bilingualism wards off symptoms of dementia
Speaking more than one language may translate to better mental health and possibly offer protection from the symptoms…
News Read MoreU.S. recaptured Medicare Advantage overpayments of $1.25 billion in 2011
The U.S. Government Accountability Office reports that recovery audit contractors and other quality initiatives resulted in the recapture of…
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