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Nursing Homes

Long-term acute care facilities versus skilled nursing facilities

According to a new study in JAMA Internal Medicine, it found skilled nursing facilities are less costly for Medicare than

(By Ina Jaffe for NPR) A study published Monday by Human Rights Watch finds that about 179,000 nursing home residents are being given antipsychotic

(By Brian Zimmerman for Becker’s Hospital Review) While providers, patients and payers widely use CMS’ Nursing Home Compare site to

(By Morgan Haefner for Becker’s Hospital Review) Five Illinois nursing home operators filed a lawsuit against the state’s Department of

In a new study published in the journal Health Affairs suggests that fee-for-service (FFS) Medicare might provide better skilled-nursing choices

(By Jordan Rau for Kaiser Health News) MEMPHIS, Tenn. — When one of Martha Jane Pierce’s sons peeled back the

(By Jordan Rau for Kaiser Health News) Basic steps to prevent infections — such as washing hands, isolating contagious patients

(By Phil Galewitz for Kaiser Health News) Westminster Village North, a nursing home and retirement community in Indianapolis, recently added

(By Jordan Rau for Kaiser Health News) It does not take a hurricane to put nursing home residents at risk

In a report from the inspector general of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, found the vast majority