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Date: Sat, 20 Nov 2010 02:22:19 -0600
From: "Barbara Acello, RN" <bacello@xxxxxxxxxxx>
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Subject: [Net-Gold] LTC Articles
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LTC Articles
Senator Kohl (D-Wisc.) Questions
Nominee for DEA Administrator on Delivery
of ...
eNews Park Forest
According to many sources within
the long-term care industry, vulnerable
patients have at times been left to
languish in pain as nursing home nurses
and ...
http://tinyurl.com/26oglqu
New NPR Nursing Home Database Offers
Insights Into Independence Levels Of
...
JD Supra (press release)
... that allows families to see both
the independence levels for specifc
nursing homes and also to see the
independence levels for individual
states. ...
http://www.jdsupra.com/post/
documentViewer.aspx?fid=a2708e2c-
cd2e-4931-b36f-67af7bb6adc0
Kelso fourth-graders deliver bird
houses to grateful seniors
Longview Daily News
From now on, when Josephine "Joe" Bochart
looks out the window in the social room at
Park Royal nursing home, she'll have a
more interesting view. ...
http://tdn.com/news/local/
article_d82839a6-f37c-11df-
aa60-001cc4c03286.html
Abington back in spotlight for serious
regulatory violations
The Ames Tribune
Officials with the nursing home told
inspectors there was no policy for
dealing with resident-to-resident
sexual behavior, and staff members hadn't
been ...
http://www.amestrib.com/articles/
2010/11/18/ames_tribune/news/
doc4ce5404c3cf38647865672.txt
Proposal would ban offenders at Lakeland
Janesville Gazette
... an ordinance banning registered
sex offenders from admittance to
Lakeland Health Care Center, the
nursing home's board of trustees decided
Wednesday. ...
http://gazettextra.com/news/2010/nov/18/
proposal-would-ban-offenders-lakeland/
Feline friend fits in at Orchard Manor
Dubuque Telegraph Herald
A "Butterfly" lives at the Orchard
Manor nursing home, but it doesn't fly.
"Butterfly" is a cat, and she and her
brothers got some unwanted, bad
publicity ...
http://www.thonline.com/article.cfm?id=302677
KMBC Investigates Missing Prescription
Painkillers
KMBC Kansas City
They were supposed to ease the pain
of an 89-year old woman in a nursing
home -- hundreds of prescription
painkillers. But she never got them. ...
http://www.kmbc.com/health/25841782/detail.html
New Nationwide Survey Available On
State Assisted Living Regulations
Illinois Nursing Home Abuse Blog
(blog)
In many ways, it is difficult for a
consumer to easily find much of the
important information related to
nursing home care in their area. ...
snip
However, the LongTerm Community Care
Coalition has compiled the various
rules and regulations into a new
overview compiled from the results of a
new 50 state survey of nursing home
laws. The project focuses specifically
on the ways in which individual states
monitor the facilities within their
borders. This new report helps fill
the current void for this particular
type of information it has never
previous be captured in this manner.
The information is shared in detailed
charts that outline state requirements
like licensure, government inspections,
availability of inspection findings,
remedies available for violated residents,
and related requirements.
http://blog.levinperconti.com/2010/11/
new_nationwide_survey_availabl.html
Today's Globe
Boston Globe (blog)
State regulators and the Massachusetts
nursing home industry are launching
a campaign today to reduce the
inappropriate use of antipsychotic
medications for ...
http://www.boston.com/news/health/
blog/2010/11/todays_globe_247.html
NCAL Study Examines Assisted Living Metrics
Senior Housing News
... was 51% and the rate for
noncertified resident care givers ,
medication aides, and nursing assistant
saw retention rates range from 44% to 55%. ...
http://seniorhousingnews.com/2010/11/18/
ncal-study-examines-assisted-living-metrics/
Officials preview Stoney Brook assisted-living center
Killeen Daily Herald
Equipped with full-time caregivers,
an on-staff nurse and available medical
professionals, the memory care unit
"takes on a hospitality approach
instead of ...
http://www.kdhnews.com/news/story.aspx?s=46542
Early depression diagnosis crucial
for nursing home residents, study finds
Because of the prevalence of depression
in nursing home residents, it's
essential that nursing home workers
be able to identify early indicators
of depression before mood-related
symptoms arise, according to a new study
published in The Journal of Gerontological
Nursing.
http://haymarket.puresendmail.com/hmiclick/
bwr9yrdRwwoanqRd2mmRdcab08R3avmRui0jgz/
1/26462?DCMP=EMC-MCK_Weekly
Setting premiums could present
obstacle for CLASS Act implementation,
expert says
The Community Living Assistance Services
and Supports Act, or the CLASS
Act, which was created under the Patient
Protection and Affordable Care
Act, has a few hurdles to clear after
the midterm elections before it can
become a success. That was the message
discussed Tuesday morning at the
"Implementing the CLASS Act:
Financing Long-Term Care in the United
States" forum held at the National Press Club.
http://haymarket.puresendmail.com/hmiclick/
bwr9yrdRwwoanqRd2mmRdcab08R3avmRui0jgz/
1/26593?DCMP=EMC-MCK_Weekly
CMS Announces New Innovation Center,
Multi-payer Demonstration Project
AAFP News Now
The demonstration project is expected
to eventually include up to 1200
medical homes and to serve as many
as 1 million Medicare beneficiaries,
according to ...
http://www.aafp.org/online/en/home/
publications/news/news-now/
government-medicine/
20101119innovationcenter.html
Government Monitoring and Oversight
of Nursing Home Care: The Relationship
Between Federal and State Agencies
http://www.ltccc.org/publications/
documents/LTCCCReportCMSOversight2010.pdf
New Booklet in Chinese: What You
Need to Know About Long Term Care
http://www.ltccc.org/documents/
finalcolorchinesebrochureonweb.pdf
National Legislation: Summaries of
Major Long Term Care Bills in Congress
http://www.ltccc.org/documents/
congressbilldescriptions2009.pdf
Modifying the Case-Mix Medicaid
Nursing Home System to Encourage Quality,
Access and Efficiency
http://www.nursinghome411.org/
NursingHomeReimbursement.php
Full Report - National Edition
http://www.nursinghome411.org/documents/
finalnationalversionofLTCCC
reimbursementstudyreportcolor_000.pdf
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"Barbara Acello, RN"
<bacello@xxxxxxxxxxx>
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