Florida’s former long-term care ombudsman Brian Lee, who was forced out of his job this past February, has added new accusations to his lawsuit Read More »
The Florida Supreme Court last week invalidated nursing home arbitration agreements that limit damages allowed by state law, the Associated Press Read More »
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services last week pumped $9 million into funding Senior Medicare Patrol programs, a national effort to Read More »
A small group of blood thinners and diabetes medications causes two-thirds of the nearly 100,000 yearly emergency hospitalizations for adverse drug Read More »
My adjustable home care bed was put in storage 15 years ago, when I first moved into a nursing home. I then had to sleep in one of the facility’s Read More »
The congressional “super committee” announced Monday its failure to agree on a proposal that would reduce the nation’s deficit by $1.2 trillion, Read More »
Despite viewing electronic prescribing as a safe and efficient tool, physician practices and pharmacies are not utilizing the technology to its full Read More »
There are no financial incentives in the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act for providers of long-term and post-acute care (LTPAC) to adopt. Read More »
In many senior care facilities across the country, Alzheimer's treatment is finally taking a more common sense approach: effectively caring for the Read More »
After living so many years in nursing homes I am normally prepared for when staff ask me about my Thanksgiving plans. Most years you’ll find me at Read More »
Advancements in wound healing, a serious problem in diabetics and the elderly, may soon bear the mark of one of nature’s smaller life forms: the Read More »
The nation's 90-and-older population nearly tripled over the past three decades, reaching 1.9 million in 2010, according to a report by the U.S. Read More »
In the effort to develop an accessible method of diagnosing Alzheimer's disease, researchers are putting a new “spin” on existing technology—one that Read More »
It’s going to be a long weekend for certain members of Congress. The bi-partisan 12-member “super committee,” tasked with finding $1.2 trillion in Read More »
*Editor's note: Jennifer Kovacs Silvis is Managing Editor of HEALTHCARE DESIGN and Editor-in-Chief of Healthcare Building Ideas, both sister Read More »
Thanksgiving is a day when loved ones gather to reflect and appreciate the blessings in our lives. It is also the official kickoff of the holiday Read More »
Addressing the costs associated with avoidable re-hospitalizations of Medicare beneficiaries, the Alliance for Quality Nursing Home Care Wednesday Read More »
The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) yesterday announced that the Obama administration cut improper payments by $17.6 billion dollars in 2011 as Read More »
The National Academy on an Aging Society and Services and Advocacy for GLBT Elders (SAGE) released Wednesday the first issue of the Public Policy & Read More »
The Obama administration announced Monday a new grant program that will award up to $1 billion to innovative organizations that hire and train Read More »
Interest in and attention to the design and architecture of today’s healing environments has exploded over the past decade, as evidenced by the rapid Read More »
In 15 years spent between two nursing homes, I have come to see many annual surveys. At my first facility, the aides were very nervous at survey Read More »
The Supreme Court today announced that it would hear one of several cases that have been working their way through the federal court system Read More »
A new report suggests the Department of Health and Human Services (HSS) should impose more oversight of health information technology (HIT) vendors. Read More »
Following a months-long public input process, Kansas Gov. Sam Brownback announced this week a plan to reform the state’s Medicaid program through an Read More »
