April 01, 2017

Resident security and monitoring devices are not only ubiquitous, but they also represent a significant investment for most long-term care operators. Without internal systems in place to protect, inventory...

Skilled nursing occupancy rates hit their lowest level on record in the fourth quarter of 2016, according to the National Investment Center for Seniors Housing & Care.

A new website that will allow consumers to view quality ratings for skilled nursing facilities is slated for release in October 2018, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services officials said in late February.

Long-term care leaders and other healthcare providers tore into a proposal from Republican House leaders that would cut funding from programs serving the elderly.

The leader of the second-largest nursing home association in America called on members in March to act passionately but politely when lobbying members of Congress.

If there is one sector that proves the adage about incentives driving behavior, it’s skilled care.

Florida-based skilled nursing chain Consulate Health Care was hit with a $347 million judgment in early March after a jury found that it routinely inflated its Medicare and Medicaid claims.

The U.S. Supreme Court may change course away from recent rulings that favored arbitration agreements in a case involving nursing home residents, according to one expert.

Is it legal to insert or attach pre-dispute mandatory and binding arbitration clauses in our resident contracts?

A medication reconciliation program may help reduce hospital emergency room readmissions by as much as 6%, a recent study shows.