CMS raises Medicare payment to $750 for administering monoclonal antibodies to COVID-19 patients at home … SIEU launches ad blitz promoting union home care jobs under Biden plan … Michigan home...
Chronic pain associated with dementia, new study finds
By
Alyssa Salela
Jun 15, 2017
Chronic pain is correlated with memory decline and dementia later in life, according to a recent study published in JAMA Internal Medicine.
Health, nursing home quality make Colorado ‘Best State for Aging’
By
Lois A. Bowers
Oct 12, 2017
High-quality nursing homes and a healthy senior citizen population put Colorado on top of U.S. News & World Report’s “Best States for Aging” ranking, the magazine said. Alaska came in...
Defendant pleads guilty in $400,000 home care referrals case
By
John O'Connor
Sep 16, 2020
A skilled nursing and assisted living facility’s social services director has pleaded guilty to participating in a kickback scheme involving home care referrals.
Chronic care proposal: Workforce, HCBS issues concern groups
By
Lois A. Bowers
Feb 02, 2016
The Eldercare Workforce Alliance, National Center for Assisted Living and American Health Care Association are among the groups expressing concerns about Senate Finance Committee Bipartisan Chronic Care...
Strength training can reduce mortality
By
Lois A. Bowers
Apr 26, 2016
Older adults who participate in strength training twice a week lower their odds of dying compared with those who do not, and they even see benefits compared with those who participate in regular physical...
Nursing homes previously sued for Medicare fraud received hundreds of millions in coronavirus relief...
By
Amy Novotney
Aug 05, 2020
For-profit nursing home operators that have faced accusations of Medicare fraud and kickbacks in recent years received more than $300 million in coronavirus relief payments, according to a Washington Post...
Study: Many Medicare beneficiaries with planned discharges to HHAs don’t actually receive HHA care
By
Joe Jancsurak
Mar 26, 2021
Some 4 out of 10 Medicare beneficiaries in rural areas with planned discharges to home hospital agencies (HHAs) didn’t actually receive that HHA care, according to a new study entitled “Post-acute...
Business briefs for Friday, Dec. 11
Dec 11, 2020
Access to affordable care is becoming an urgent priority: panelists … Medicare Advantage plans achieve better outcomes than traditional Medicare: analysis … Capital Senior Living announces reverse...
Valeant in the hot seat at Senate committee hearing
By
Lois A. Bowers
Apr 27, 2016
Valeant Pharmaceuticals International and its pricing practices were the focus of an April 27 hearing of the Senate Special Committee on Aging.