Medicare 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…
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Overtime, 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 May 10Nursing 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 May 9HHS 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 May 9Nursing 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 May 9Study: 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 May 8Failure 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 May 8Abbott Labs pays $1.5 billion to settle Depakote litigation
Abbott Labs on Monday pleaded guilty to marketing the anti-seizure, mood-stabilizing drug Depakote to treat conditions for which…
News May 8Florida AL operators have few rules for evictions
The assisted living model was designed for seniors and others who need some help with daily activities. It…
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