Articles on "Nursing Homes"
Medicare Cuts Force Nursing Home Layoffs – Study
Medicare nursing home reimbursement cuts will lead to direct-care staff layoffs at 63% of nursing home facilities, according to a survey of such facilities conducted on behalf of the Alliance for Quality Nursing Home Care, which represents for-profit nursing homes. In addition, 77% of respondents said they would be delaying expansion and renovations as a result of the 11% Medicare reimbursement cut to skilled-nursing facilities that went into effect Oct. 1, according to the online survey of association members and [...]
LONG-TERM CARE COSTS IN THE U.S. RISE AGAIN
Nursing Home, Assisted Living and Adult Day Services All Increased 4.4% or More Costs continue to rise for those requiring long-term care in the U.S. According to the newly released 2011 MetLife Market Survey of Nursing Home, Assisted Living, Adult Day Services, and Home Care Costs, conducted by the MetLife Mature Market Institute, national average rates for a private nursing home room increased 4.4% to $239 daily or $87,235 annually, in 2011. Assisted living base rates rose by 5.6% to [...]
NYT Article on Greenhouse Nursing Homes
New York Times article on the Green House alternative to traditional nursing homes. There are 117 Green Houses across the United States now, part of a quiet but intriguing effort to de-institutionalize elder care. The movement has its roots in the 1987 Nursing Home Reform Act, which declared that residents of long-term care have the right to be free from abuse or neglect. Nursing homes across the country have tried a variety of strategies to become more “resident-centered.” The Green [...]
New Report Reveals Improvements in Nursing Home Quality
A new report shows that America’s nursing facilities have continued to build on quality improvements reported in previous years and have achieved measurable improvements in nine out of 10 quality measures since 2009. Data suggest these improvements positively affect the quality of care and quality of life of the 2.5 million Americans who require care from skilled nursing facilities annually, according to the report by the Alliance for Quality Nursing Home Care and the American Health Care Association. The report [...]
Nursing Home industry is launching a multimillion-dollar ad to reduce budget cuts
Two industry groups are launching a TV ad campaign in eight states: Florida, Massachusetts, Michigan, Missouri, New Mexico, Nevada, Virginia and Washington. The Alliance for Quality Nursing Home Care and the American Health Care Association will also conduct a broader lobbying campaign beyond those states. The groups report that Medicare and Medicaid cuts have already hampered nursing homes’ ability to stay fully staffed and provide top-quality care. Further reductions “” including cuts from the deficit-cutting supercommittee “” would be devastating. [...]
Sunrise Senior Living Responds to CMS Announcement
In a press release today, Sunrise Senior Living, Inc. responded to the announcement made by the Center for Medicare & Medicaid Services (“CMS”) that it is reducing payments for skilled nursing facilities by $3.87 billion in fiscal year 2012. The Company acknowledged that the payment reduction will affect operating results. Based on a preliminary analysis of the limited information contained in the CMS announcement and assuming that the payment reduction had been in place for the first quarter of 2011, [...]
“Breaking Out” of a Nursing Home
NPR News Investigation reports on Rosa Hendrix, an 88 year old women who had been living in a nursing home in Atlanta, GA for the last six years. With the help of Sue Jamieson, an attorney at Atlanta Legal Aid Society and utilizing the Money Follows the Person program she has successfully made the move to an apartment. Read article
Geriatric Physician Makes House Calls on Bicycle
Dr. Tony Ohotto is a doctor with the ElderPlace, a program that provides health care, housing and other services for older adults in Portland, Oregon. Callahan took up cycling for the obvious benefits: exercise, avoiding traffic jams, spending less money on gas. Ohotto says he began using his bike for home visits more or less out of necessity. He wanted to commute by bike, which left him without a car at work. Because of time pressure, Ohotto doesn’t ride as [...]
Younger People in Nursing Homes Seek Options
According to 2010 Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services data, 14.5 percent of New York State’s 106,931 nursing home residents are under age 65. A large percentage are frustrated with the lack of choices available. Read article
Moose Busts Into Swedish Retirement Community
At ProAging we don’t just report the serious stuff! Fortunately no one was hurt when a Moose suddenly burst into a retirement home in Sweden. Obviously, the menu didn’t suit him – he left as quick as he arrived. Read article
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