Alzheimer’s disease, related dementia diagnoses up in Medicare decedents
Apr 01, 2022
The percentage of older U.S. decedents with a diagnosis of Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias increased significantly from 2004 to 2017.
Medicare Advantage I-SNPs expand to 160 Minnesota senior living communities
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Oct 14, 2020
Residents of 160 Twin Cities-area assisted living communities and skilled nursing facilities will have exclusive access to two new Medicare Advantage HMO institutional special needs plans, or I-SNPs, effective...
Home care briefs for Tuesday, Nov. 3
Nov 03, 2020
Survey shows 57% of Medicare beneficiaries do not review coverage options annually … CMS says Medicare Advantage and Part D payments to grow 3% in 2022 … Interim HealthCare announces its Celebration...
Michigan home healthcare owners convicted in $33M Medicare fraud
By
Holly Petrovich
Jul 29, 2015
Two Michigan home healthcare agency owners were convicted of various offenses for their participation in a $33 million Medicare fraud scheme, government officials announced.
At-home hospital-level care is growing fast, home care execs say
By
Joe Jancsurak
Feb 24, 2021
Robust Medicare reimbursements for house calls and nonmedical services, and the need for hospital beds due to COVID-19 are driving increases in Medicare Hospital at Home programs nationwide. Given the...
Home care providers one step closer to securing moratorium on Medicare cuts
By
Diane Eastabrook
Mar 22, 2021
Home healthcare providers are urging the Senate to quickly pass legislation that would extend the suspension of mandatory cuts to Medicare until the end of this year.
Flexibility resulting from Medicare changes could be good for some, CEO says
By
Lois A. Bowers
Oct 07, 2019
The devil is in the details, as the saying goes, but President Trump’s call for changes to the Medicare program could mean some good things for senior living residents and the providers who serve them,...
Pricey Alzheimer drug drives spike in Medicare B premium: Officials
Nov 15, 2021
New premium will be $170.10 a month, and the $21.60 boost is the biggest increase ever in dollar amount, but not in percentage terms
Memo to memory care communities: Don’t bogart that medicine, and lighten up
By
John O'Connor
Jul 25, 2018
Could synthetic marijuana and bright lights be the next big things in dementia care? New findings revealed at the Alzheimer’s Association’s International Conference in Chicago suggest both...
Defying convention
By
John Hall
Feb 01, 2017
Conventional wisdom holds that tech innovations are slow to take hold in senior living. Conventional wisdom is wrong.
