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Percent of nursing home residents living with Alzheimer’s or other dementias

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Total number of patients served in Texas nursing homes last year

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The avg dollar amount per Medicaid resident per day, nursing homes are paid less than the fully fund amount

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Percentage of improvement in Texas since 2012 in reducing the use of antipsychotics (10th Best in the Country)
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Pinnacle Awards ceremony to honor long-term care’s ‘best of the best’
Pinnacle Awards ceremony to honor long-term care’s ‘best of the best’

A star-studded public awards banquet will honor the 2023 McKnight’s Pinnacle Awards winners March 7 at the historic Ivy Room in Chicago.

Flurry of Medicare Advantage regulation likely to hit nursing home coffers 

Federal efforts to rein in Medicare Advantage spending and recoup payments awarded for improper diagnoses will likely lead to even more financial pressure on nursing homes that serve plan beneficiaries, according to experts who monitor managed care.

Former Atrium CEO, operator charged in $407 million fraud scheme

An operator behind Atrium Health and Senior Living and a former top executive were indicted Wednesday on an extensive list of healthcare fraud, tax fraud and money laundering offenses, the Department of Justice announced Thursday.

LTC facilities scramble for more funding as state budgets get hammered out

Budget season has kicked off in state legislatures, and nursing home providers and advocates are at the front of the line desperately asking for increases in Medicaid rates. 

Deaths underscore need for staffing, training to manage resident aggression

The recent deaths of two nursing home residents who died after attacks by fellow residents in separate incidents has amplified providers’ focus on operating as safely as possible with often unpredictable patients struggling with dementia or cognition issues.

Also in the News for Friday, Feb. 3

CMS leaders propose core quality measures across settings in Universal Foundation approach … Feds grant San Francisco’s huge Laguna Honda another reprieve on patient transfers  … More than 500 PA nursing home workers agree to 3-year contract with major wage hike … Iowa administrator pleads not guilty in $13K embezzlement case … Nursing home study finds risk factors for Candida auris colonization

Early screening curbs C. auris in ventilator-assisted facilities: study

Targeted screening for Candida auris at admission to ventilator-assisted units in nursing homes helps to identify colonized residents, physician researchers report.

FDA approves first oral anemia drug for renal patients on dialysis

The agency has approved Jesduvroq tablets (daprodustat), the first oral treatment for kidney disease-related anemia in adults who have received dialysis for four months or more.

Cardiovascular hospitalization increases after sepsis hospitalization

After hospitalization with sepsis, it may be advisable to implement closely supervised cardiovascular prevention therapies, investigators say.

Clinical briefs for Friday, Feb. 3

Senior living ‘SuperAgers’ among recruits for study on ‘exceptional longevity’ … Study tracks effects of medication errors on healthcare professionals … CDC investigating deadly outbreak of multidrug-resistant bug tied to eye drops … Mexican Americans receive less intensive stroke rehab, study finds … Time for a coffee break? Signs of kidney issues tied to heavy consumption

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