Nursing And Rehabilitation − Latest Articles:
Paula Span explores a topic in her weekly New York Times post that touches on something discharge planning and case managers know all too well! She writes, “Nursing homes are heavily female, like the elderly population itself. A report by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services in 2010 found that about two-thirds of residents were women. In some homes I’ve visited, it looks closer to 80 percent. And most rooms in nursing homes are “semiprivate,” one of the great [...]
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An emergency department visit may triple the risk of respiratory and gastrointestinal infections for nursing home residents, researchers found. The rate of new acute respiratory or GI infections was[...]
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Potomac Valley Nursing and Wellness Facility has been at its location in Rockville since 1961. Potomac Valley Nursing and Wellness Facility wants to add a 15,222 square-foot, two-story addition to its[...]
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Jack Sanders doesn't work in the Mayfair Manor Nursing Home, but you would never know it if you saw him there. Jack is at the nursing and rehabilitation center more than most full-time[...]
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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[...]
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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[...]
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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[...]
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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[...]
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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[...]
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