The Senate has approved a bill that would expand the Programs of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly for testing in other populations.
Resident choice improves dementia care, experts say
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Emily Mongan
Aug 04, 2015
Care providers need to offer residents with dementia meaningful roles in creating their own care plans, experts advised Monday at the Pioneer Network Conference in Rosemont, IL.
House legislation would bring change of PACE
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Emily Mongan
Jul 31, 2015
Legislation that would allow for new changes to the Programs of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly (PACE) program was introduced in the House this week.
Skilled nursing, CCRC spending being driven to new heights — moderately: report
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Emily Mongan
Jul 29, 2015
The rapid growth of America’s aging population will cause long-term care spending to continue to climb over the next 10 years, reaffirmed the latest Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Service’s...
Alzheimer’s misdiagnoses running up big Medicare bills
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Emily Mongan
Jul 28, 2015
Medicare beneficiaries who receive a misdiagnosis of Alzheimer’s could amass between $9,500 and $14,000 in additional medical costs each year until they are correctly diagnosed, according to a new...
Hospice care varies from assisted living, home settings: study
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Emily Mongan
Jul 27, 2015
Assisted living residents starting hospice care may be closer to death than people receiving the same care at home, new research has found.