New national plan focuses on Alzheimer’s prevention and treatment
Last year, the National Alzheimer’s Project Act called for a national plan to find a effective treatments for…
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Study: People with dementia more likely to die at home than in nursing home
A new study published in the Journal of the American Geriatrics Society reveals that many older adults with…
News May 14Direct 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 May 11CMS 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 May 11Medicare 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 May 10Overtime, 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…
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