Gait pattern disorders could be explained by a deterioration of the lower limb muscles. It is known that an impaired gait is an important predictor of falls in older populations; thus, the loss of muscle quality and power could underlie the...
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued final rules late last week detailing how the agency will pay for services provided to beneficiaries in Medicare by physicians and other health care professionals in 2016 "CMS is pleased...
This week, the Republican party elected Paul Ryan (R-WI) as the next Speaker of the House of Representatives. Representative Ryan previously served as the Chairman of the powerful House Ways and Means Committee which has jurisdiction over Medicare...
Section 6106 of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) requires facilities to electronically submit direct care staffing information (including agency and contract staff) based on payroll and other auditable data. The data, when combined with census...
In their classic paper, Rowe and Kahn1 proposed a multidimensional understanding of successful aging, which was to a large extent due to genetic factors and a healthy lifestyle. There were 3 major components of successful aging: limited disease-...
Novel oral anticoagulants (NOACs) expanded the options for stroke prevention in atrial fibrillation (AF). Earlier studies comparing their relative effectiveness and safety typically do not incorporate age-related differences or postmarketing studies...
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is tracking the progress of the National Partnership to Improve Dementia Care in Nursing Homes by reviewing publicly reported measures. The official measure of the Partnership is the percentage...
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) proposed to revise the discharge planning requirements that hospitals, including long-term care hospitals and inpatient rehabilitation facilities, critical access hospitals, and home health...
Today, both the developed and developing world are facing fast-aging populations. Projections show that by 2050, 80% of the world's older persons will live in low and middle-income countries. As developed countries look to institutionalization as...
Recent reports have highlighted a rapid increase in opioid use in long-term care. Pitkälä et al1 reported the prevalence of regular opioid use increased from 12% to 23% in Finnish nursing homes between 2003 and 2011. Hanlon et al2 reported that 65%...
