Congressional cuts could push skilled nursing centers into the red
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On Wednesday, the House Energy and Commerce Committee voted 33-17 to approve a bill (HR 1173) that would repeal the Community Living Assistance Services and Supports Act created by the federal health reform law, The Hill's "Healthwatch"…
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The state Department of Health Care Services' California Partnership for Long-Term Care has launched a new website -- RUReadyCA.org
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AHCA advocates for more methodical budget solutions than sequestration
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Passage of 3% withholding tax repeal will allow skilled nursing care centers to devote more resources to patients
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The decision by nursing homes whether or not to treat an ill resident on-site or send them to a hospital are often linked to that person's insurance status. A new study out this month shows that on average individuals enrolled in Medicaid are 27 percent more likely to be sent to the hospital than individuals with private insurance – decisions that often result in higher costs of care and poor health outcomes.
"Nursing homes have an incentive to…
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HEARTH Shirlie Decostanza, from left, Evelyn Locicero and Marie Rachel at Green Hill Retirement Community.
By LAURIE TARKAN
Published: October 31, 2011
Toni Davis spent much of her childhood roaming the corridors…
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It's an all too common scenario in U.S. nursing homes a 90-year-old resident with moderately advanced Alzheimer's disease, congestive heart failure with severe left-ventricular…
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Cuts to Medicare and Medicaid threaten access to quality care for America's growing population of seniors.
Nursing homes, skilled nursing facilities and assisted living are all part of the solution to both rising health care costs and local job creation.
Take action today — call your Member of Congress and tell them to preserve, protect and defend quality skilled nursing and rehabilitative care for seniors and people with disabilities.
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Small group homes for people with dementia provide good quality care and a domestic environment where people can live as individuals and families can get involved. But tension can arise when it comes to deciding who takes…
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AdCare Health Systems Closes Acquisition of Four Skilled Nursing Facilities in Arkansas
SPRINGFIELD, OH, Sep 08, 2011 (MARKETWIRE via COMTEX) -- AdCare Health Systems, Inc.…
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Enclosed please find our White Paper on Nursing Home Administrator and Director of Nursing turnover within LTC.
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The Best and Worst States for Long-Term Care
Report: Even Among the Top Performing States There Is Room for Improvement
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Nursing home residents may soon face higher costs and reduced services, as planned Medicare spending cuts take effect this fall.
It's an indirect -- and, some say, unanticipated -- consequence of more
routine cost-cutting for the nation's biggest health-care provider. On July 29,
the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) announced that, starting in
October, it will begin cutting their reimbursement rates to nursing homes by…
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Best Nursing Homes: The U.S. News Honor Roll
below make up the 2011 Honor Roll. They were the only homes, out of more than 15,500 in the latest U.S. News Best Nursing Homes…
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