Senate Special Committee on Aging Chairman Sen. Herb Kohl has introduced a bill to ease the Drug Enforcement Administration's recent "crackdown" on controlled substances prescribing in nursing homes. Although the... »

As of July 1, state Medicaid programs have the authority to no longer pay hospitals for preventable, health care–acquired injuries or illnesses – sometimes called never events – and flexibility to eventually extend those... »

Reducing preventable hospital readmissions is one goal of last year’s health reform effort. The Affordable Care Act tests ways to bring readmissions down, including a new Medicare pilot project called the Community Based Care... »

ST. CHARLES, MO. – A campaign against dental problems in a nursing facility doesn’t have to be a battle. A new program of oral care shows that when it is personalized and staff are trained and empowered, the result can be... »

SAN FRANCISCO – The bathing of nursing home residents who have dementia does not have to mean pain and distress for either the residents or the staff, according to two consultants from Kendal Outreach who have developed a... »

HONOLULU – The only factor associated with readmission within 30 days among patients with stroke or cerebrovascular disease was an index hospitalization that lasted more than 10 days, results from a large, single-center analysis... »

By Debra J. Lipson

Since the early 1980s, federal and state governments have been striving to reform the long-term care system to give older adults and people with disabilities more choice about where they live and receive... »

Declines With Anticholinergics

High scores on the Anticholinergic Risk Scale of drug side effects were associated with impaired physical function and increased risk of in-hospital mortality among 362 patients in two acute-care,... »

Dear Dr. Jeff:

I was recently hired as the medical director at a facility where I had previously followed several patients. I was aware of several problems at the facility and eager to improve the quality of care, as I had... »

Louisiana-based medical director Charles Cefalu, MD, CMD, talks about the benefits of flu shots.

A simple act such as getting a flu shot in the autumn can make a big difference in the life and health of an elder. Just as... »

The Know-It-All Before You CallData Collection Cards have beenflying off the shelves. Intended tohelp nursing staff evaluate patientsand collect data before notifying apractitioner of a person’s conditionchange, the cards help... »