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Massachusetts nursing homes feeling the economic pinch

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U.S. Rep. Jim McGovern, right,…

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GOP senators want major Medicare and Medicaid changes

 



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Senate Finance Committee Republicans have submitted a deficit-reduction…
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Nursing home mixes disco and dancing to rally enthusiasm





An NuCare video was designed to boost morale…
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SNF resident satisfaction up, survey citations down

SNF resident satisfaction up, survey citations down, report finds  

Resident satisfaction rates…

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Duplicate LTC inspections

Limit duplicate LTC inspections, report

says

 

A recommendation to limit duplicative nursing home and assisted living

inspctions has drawn kudos from a leading healthcare group.

Rep. Tom Latham…

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Providers must be compliant with new nursing home payment rules

Providers must be compliant with new nursing home payment rules or face rejection of claims, expert says

Nursing home administrators must be absolutely certain their billing department staff and MDS coordinators are up to speed on the newly implemented…

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Healthcare workers should iron uniforms after laundering

Study: Healthcare workers should iron

uniforms after laundering them at home

Hot water and an iron may be the ticket to

keeping dangerous bacteria off of nursing uniforms, a new study suggests.



Many of Britain's National Health…
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The Cost Effectiveness Of Prevention Of Bedsores in LTC

Study Shows The Cost Effectiveness Of Prevention Of Bedsores In Long-Term Care Homes



For all long-term care residents, pressure reduction foam mattresses were cost-effective 82% of the time compared to standard mattresses, with average savings of $115 per resident, the researchers showed. Foam cleansers for incontinence care would be cost-effective 94% of the time compared to…

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Better Coordination of Long-Term Care Needed in California, Experts Say

Thursday, September 29, 2011

The wide range of services for California's elderly population must be better  coordinated to maximize the quality of long-term care, according to experts at  the recent Summit on Transforming California's Long-Term Services and Supports, HealthyCal reports.

The SCAN Foundation sponsored the summit that took place in Sacramento on …

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Questions about ACOs linger among healthcare providers, survey finds

Questions about ACOs linger among healthcare providers, survey finds




As the Nov. 4 deadline for healthcare

providers to get into…
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Added by LTCCareer.com on September 26, 2011 at 12:00pm — No Comments

Troubled long-term care program shelved

Troubled long-term care program shelved as Obama administration cuts staffing

By  Associated Press,  


WASHINGTON — The Obama administration has shelved a financially troubled long-term care insurance plan. Officials said Thursday the staff has been cut and…

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NIC attendees optimistic about long-term

NIC attendees optimistic about long-term prospects, president says

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62th annual nursing home convention

Thousands of providers gather as largest nursing home association opens its 62th annual convention



Much like historical battles fought and

won by American ancestors, providers have to be ready to fight for “our lives

and for our survival,” the head of the American Health Care Association said

Monday.

“Critics don't understand…

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Added by LTCCareer.com on September 20, 2011 at 10:00am — No Comments

Nursing home group criticizes proposed painkiller dispensing legislation

Newly proposed legislation aimed at easing painkiller-dispensing regulations in nursing

homes is being loudly condemned by…

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Added by LTCCareer.com on September 19, 2011 at 10:00am — No Comments

CARE NOT CUTS

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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Added by LTCCareer.com on September 17, 2011 at 1:10pm — No Comments

Small nursing homes for people with dementia provide good quality care, domestic environment

Published on September 15, 2011 at 5:46 AM·                             

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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Added by LTCCareer.com on September 16, 2011 at 10:16am — No Comments

Flu vaccines for nursing home workers effective in reducing outbreaks

Higher flu vaccination rates for health care personnel can dramatically reduce the threat of flu outbreak amongnursing home residents, according to a study published in the October issue of Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology, the

journal of the Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America.

 

The study, which focused on nursing homes in New Mexico, found that when a facility had between 51 and 75 percent of its health care personnel with direct patient care…

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AdCare Health Systems Closes Acquisition of Four Skilled Nursing Facilities in Arkansas

press release

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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Added by LTCCareer.com on September 13, 2011 at 5:44pm — No Comments

The Best and Worst States for Long-Term Care

The Best and Worst States for Long-Term Care

Report: Even Among the Top Performing States There Is Room for Improvement
By Matt  McMillen

WebMD Health News
Nurse and senior citizen in care home
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Added by LTCCareer.com on September 11, 2011 at 2:30pm — No Comments

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