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‘Overwhelming’ safety issues reported at North Texas nursing homes run by bankrupt company
Fort Worth Star-Telegram McClatchy via AOL· 3 days agoAlmost two-thirds of nursing home patients have Medicaid health insurance as the primary payer for...
Raising the Bar: Nursing Home Minimum Wages to Increase
Fergus Falls Journal· 3 days agoOne of the hardest and most overlooked jobs in many communities and care facilities spread throughout Otter Tail County is that of a nursing home or assisted living employee ...
Aging Parents: Learn Their Estate Plan and Medical Strategies
Digital Journal· 7 hours agoFamilies with aging parents can benefit from having conversations on estate and medical planning. Properly managing health care for older adults often involves planning - both estate planning ...
NYU study finds understaffed nursing homes in disadvantaged areas more likely to give antipsychotic...
Crain's New York Business· 3 days agoKathy Hochul’s final fiscal 2025 budget restores about $300 million in Medicaid funding to nursing homes and assisted living facilities. According to NYU ...
Biden administration finalizes controversial minimum staffing mandate at nursing homes
WAAY-TV Huntsville· 6 days agoThe controversial mandate requires that all nursing homes that receive Medicare and Medicaid funding...
These states have the highest-quality home health agencies, according to patients
Stacker via AOL· 4 days agoFiguring...Particularly following the havoc COVID-19 wreaked in nursing homes, many older Americans...
Health, caregiving and estate planning: how to talk about tough topics with aging parents
Market Watch· 6 days agoShould they, for instance, ask their parents whether they have a long-term-care insurance policy or...
Biden administration unveils new rule on nursing home staffing levels - The Republic News
The Republic News· 3 days agoThe Biden administration has introduced a controversial set of new regulations intended to increase...
Health, caregiving and estate planning: how to talk about tough topics with aging parents
Morningstar· 5 days agoAdult children often wonder what they ought to discuss with their aging parents in a family meeting. Should they, for instance, ask their parents whether they have a long-term-care insurance ...
Use of antipsychotics in Maine nursing homes climbs
WCSH 6 Portland· 6 days agoSherri Parker, assistant director of nursing at Caribou Rehab and Nursing, recalled a woman who came to her facility and was so sedated by the prescribed...