McKnight's Senior Living (09/21/2018) – The number of people in the United States with Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias is expected to double by 2060, according to a study published Thursday by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Full story »
KSDK.com (09/20/2018) – A Missouri family has filed a $1 billion lawsuit claiming their 84-year-old loved one was raped in the nursing home where she lived. Full story »
Kaiser Health News (09/20/2018) – As Hurricane Florence barreled toward her coastal community, Patty Younts grappled with a question: Where should a person with dementia go? Full story »
McKnight's (09/20/2018) – Patients receiving care at a for-profit hospital are much more likely to be readmitted to that institution than if they received care elsewhere, a new study finds. Full story »
McKnight's (09/18/2018) – Managed care organizations aiming to serve dual-eligible beneficiaries appear to be picking their nursing home partners based on costs, rather than quality factors. Full story »
Skilled Nursing News (09/17/2018) – Skilled nursing providers have faced pressure to break into area hospitals’ top-tier referral groups — the increasingly select few deemed fit to manage acute care operators’ patient populations across the continuum. But when SNFs size up their competitors in their marketplaces, are they facing off for a slot in a hospital’s top five, or top 100? Full story »
Kaiser Health News (09/18/2018) – Shirley Avedon, 90, had never been a cannabis user. But carpal tunnel syndrome that sends shooting pains into both of her hands and an aversion to conventional steroid and surgical treatments is prompting her to consider some new options. Full story »
FierceHealthcare (09/17/2018) – CMS took the latest step in its Patients over Paperwork initiative on Monday, issuing a proposed rule that would eliminate or update a slew of regulations deemed “unnecessary, obsolete or excessively burdensome” on providers. Full story »