Federal budget negotiations include health care cuts
Administration officials and Republican negotiators say the money can be taken from health care providers like hospitals and nursing homes without directly imposing new costs on needy beneficiaries or radically restructuring either program, reports The New York Times.
Younger Generations Finding Care From Nursing Homes
With the cost of healthcare, younger people are being sent home from the hospital and into nursing homes for less costly rehabilitation. However, the varying age differences has created a great need for adjustments in staff and residents alike.
PA nursing homes struggle
Many counties throughout PA are struggle with deciding whether or not to stay in the nursing home and long term care business.
California verdict expected to shake things up nationally for nursing home industry
A jury recently awarded a woman $677 million in damages, a judgment against the nursing home that cared for her father.
Kane Centers Open Assisted Living Senior Apartments
The John J. Kane Regional Centers are now offering assisted living apartments, in addition to their nursing home facilities.
PA nursing homes worry about Medicare cuts
In early October, the federal Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services adjusted its Medicare rates, cutting approximately $12 billion nationwide over the next ten years.
Medical experts say that many elderly nursing home residents get futile end-of-life care
Sometimes, care given actually worsens their pain and discomfort.
Home care programs for seniors to expand
PA’s senior population is growing, and it costs less to pay for seniors to receive care at home than paying for nursing home care.
Pittsburgh company’s healthcare product is beating the recession
Sales of AccuNurse, a voice-activated portable system that provides nursing home aides with information on their residents as they work, among other things, are growing.
PANPHA: Use federal stimulus money to create a better long-term living system for seniors
The organization represents home-based care services, long-term-care nursing facilities, personal care homes, housing providers and continuing care retirement communities.