Antihypertensive meds initiation linked to fractures in nursing home seniors
Apr 23, 2024
Antihypertensive medication initiation also was linked to a higher risk for severe falls requiring hospitalization and emergency department visits.
Biden administration sets nursing home staffing minimums
Apr 23, 2024
The first-ever minimum staffing rule has been set for nursing homes, the Biden administration announced Monday.
Federal nursing home staffing mandate will siphon workers from senior living, groups fear
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Apr 23, 2024
A federal nursing home staffing mandate will siphon workers from assisted living and other long-term care settings, in the long run limiting access to care and services, according to senior living experts...
Business briefs, April 23
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Apr 23, 2024
Nursing home staffing mandate final rule released; industry reacts … CMS releases final Medicaid Access Rule; home care and senior living groups respond. … WHO to host long-term care webinar May 8...
Business briefs, April 17
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Apr 17, 2024
Bill promises ‘generational investment’ to support LTC workforce … Medicaid Access Rule a step closer to being finalized … Proposed information collection tool mean to help people recover ‘lost’...
Business briefs, April 15
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Apr 15, 2024
Senate rejects joint employer rule; Biden expected to veto … Nursing home fights for right to end temporary bonuses, avoid $369K payout … Troubled nursing home in contempt over non-payment of $2.65...
Business briefs, April 9
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Apr 09, 2024
Medicare Advantage rule finalizes independent appeals process, helping providers ‘stuck in the middle’ … Former CEO gets 2.5 years for failing to pay nursing home employees payroll taxes … Healthcare...