5+ day, 51+ min ago  (238+ words) Wound care patients face a multitude of social and emotional challenges that may complicate the healing process, according to a December study published in the Journal of Gerontological Nursing. Researchers interviewed seven older adult wound care patients 65 years or older…...

1+ mon, 3+ day ago  (593+ words) Everyone has heard about someone who lost their life's savings to the high cost of long-term care. The media is full of such stories. KFF Health News and the New York Times highlighted many in their Dying Broke series." Nevertheless,…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago  (680+ words) BOSTON " There have been many lessons learned during the fall convention season, and probably the most pervasive of all has been that the "tech era" has fully arrived in long-term care. Like it or not." The good news is, more…...

1+ mon, 3+ week ago  (646+ words) Following the conversion of Medicaid rate-setting tools in 36 states, Medicaid offices are looking closely at how accurately providers are capturing patient characteristics that drive reimbursement. Audits have started in several states that were early to switch to systems based on…...

1+ mon, 3+ week ago  (178+ words) This special live podcast event at the AHCA/NCAL Convention & Expo in Las Vegas is a dynamic, high-level conversation on the future of long-term care. Our panelists sat down to explore the biggest challenges " and opportunities " facing the industry today....

2+ mon, 2+ week ago  (34+ words) When we think about long-term care, transportation rarely comes up as a top priority. Staffing, survey readiness, quality measures and infection prevention dominate daily conversations. But one ... Most recent articles by Kyle Pezzelli...

2+ mon, 2+ week ago  (440+ words) States using managed care to handle long-term services and supports for Medicaid beneficiaries have reduced their nursing home populations, but it's not necessarily residents with fewer needs making a move to less restrictive settings. That's a key finding of a…...

3+ mon, 1+ week ago  (625+ words) By any measure the NIC annual fall meeting last week was a resounding success. Attendees, organizers "and tens of thousands of stakeholders who were nowhere near the Texas event " came away enriched. Deals were flowing and the content of the…...

3+ mon, 1+ week ago  (233+ words) A National Advisory Commission on long-term care would be created under a bill introduced Thursday that is intended to provide recommendations to Congress over the next decade. US Sens. Jacky Rosen (D-NV) and John Boozman (R-AR) said the commission would…...

3+ mon, 2+ week ago  (525+ words) AUSTIN, TX " Some of the most prominent skilled nursing and senior living executives in the field today offered lessons they've learned over the last 30 years Monday and an ironic theme repeatedly came up when advising on how to achieve future…...