Finding the right post-hospital care
For those Medicare beneficiaries who are very sick or have complex needs, the question of here to go after the
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Nursing Homes
Shopping blindly for post-acute care is a recipe for disaster
(By Lynn B. Rogut for STAT) Many Americans have stories to tell about failures in care when a family member
Read MoreReports Find Health Workers Still Aren’t Alerting Police Regarding Likely Elder Abuse
(By Ina Jaffe for NPR) It can be hard to quantify the problem of elder abuse. Experts believe that many
Read MoreHow To Find And Use New Federal Ratings For Rehab Services At Nursing Homes
(By Judith Graham for Kaiser Health News) For the first time, the federal government is shining a spotlight on the
Read MoreShort-Staffed Nursing Homes See Drop In Medicare Ratings
(By Jordan Rau and Elizabeth Lucas for Kaiser Health News) The federal government accelerated its crackdown on nursing homes that
Read MoreHow to Fight ‘Scary’ Superbugs? Cooperation — And A Special Soap
(By Anna Gorman for Kaiser Health News) Hospitals and nursing homes in California and Illinois are testing a surprisingly simple
Read MoreMaking Smarter Decisions About Where To Recover After Hospitalization
(By Judith Graham for Kaiser Health News) Every year, nearly 2 million people on Medicare — most of them older
Read MoreLethal Plans: When Seniors Turn To Suicide In Long-Term Care
(By Melissa Bailey and JoNel Aleccia for Kaiser Health News) When Larry Anders moved into the Bay at Burlington nursing
Read MoreFlorida healthcare exec convicted in $1.3B fraud case
(By Ayla Ellison for Becker’s Hospital Review) Philip Esformes, who operated a network of more than 30 skilled nursing homes
Read MoreAmericans need to be aware of a major hole in Medicare’s safety net
In a show of bipartisanship, Republicans and Democratic U.S. House of Representatives have promised to work together to find a
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