Citations with the tag: NURSING care facilities

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• More chains change names.
   // FoodService Director; 07/15/98, Vol. 11 Issue 7, p22 

  Presents a list of nursing homes in the United States that have changed names as of July 15, 1998.

• Bed-counts up 3.6%, spending climbs by 6%.
   // FoodService Director; 07/15/98, Vol. 11 Issue 7, p69 

  Reports on trends concerning nursing home operations in the United States as of July 1998. Increase in bed-counts; Average daily allocation per-patient; Consolidation and mergers.

• Menu changes, productivity are top worriers.
   // FoodService Director; 07/15/98, Vol. 11 Issue 7, p70 

  Focuses on the top problems of nursing homes in the United States. Stiffer competition for labor dollars and skilled labor resources; Change in low-fat menus.

• Nursing Home--Acquired Pneumonia.
  Mylotte, Joseph M. // Clinical Infectious Diseases; 11/15/2002, Vol. 35 Issue 10, p1205 

  Pneumonia is the most serious of the common infections that occur in nursing homes, with a high case-fatality rate and considerable mortality among survivors. Risk factors for nursing home-acquired pneumonia (NHAP) have been defined, and prediction models for death due to NHAP have been...

• Rhinovirus infection in nursing home residents.
  Mylotte, Joseph M. // American Family Physician; 3/1/96, Vol. 53 Issue 4, p1346 

  Reports on a study published in the 1995 issue of the `Annals of Internal Medicine' periodical by Wald et al who described an outbreak of culture-proven rhinovirus illness among residents of a large rural nursing home. Nature of rhinoviruses; Indications that rhinovirus infection can be...

• Home care cuts into nursing home business.
  Mylotte, Joseph M. // AHA News; 2/3/97, Vol. 33 Issue 4, p5 

  Presents the results of the US Department of Health and Human Services' survey of nursing homes in 1995. Decrease in the number of nursing homes and beds in those homes in the United States.

• HCFA reports focus on hospital mortality, nursing home quality.
  Mylotte, Joseph M. // Aging; 1991, Issue 362, p45 

  Focuses on annual studies of the quality of care in nursing homes and death rates in hospitals serving Medicare and Medicaid patients. `Medicare/Medicaid Nursing Home Information'; `Medicaid Hospital Mortality'; Survey of America's best hospitals.

• Nursing homes--panel review.
  Tattam, Amanda // Australian Nursing Journal; Apr96, Vol. 3 Issue 9, p12 

  Reports on plans to review the work of the Standards Review Panel for nursing homes in Australia. Examination of the quality of care in nursing homes; Call of people who have been involved in the review process; Contact information.

• Nursing home holiday.
  Hudson, Susan // Australian Nursing Journal; Nov96, Vol. 4 Issue 5, p18 

  Features authors' experiences with residents and staff of a nursing home on a trip to a beach in Australia. Possible problems; New experiences for residents; Change of environment; Better bonding between nurses and residents.

• Caution needed in aged care changes.
  Jones, Dennis // Australian Nursing Journal; Dec96/Jan97, Vol. 4 Issue 6, p3 

  Editorial. Focuses on nursing homes and the hostel sector in Australia. Structural, funding and staffing changes; Introduction of an accreditation and quality assurance system by the federal government; Implication of the changes on nursing homes and the hostel sector.

• Duty of care a moral issue.
  Rice, Jan // Australian Nursing Journal; Aug97, Vol. 5 Issue 2, p18 

  Presents several cases of pressure ulcers acquired by nursing home patients from acute care centers in Australia. Treatment costs; Implications on the role of clinical nurses; Assessment of litigation claims in the United States and in Europe.

• More care than ever needed in nursing.
  Rice, Jan // Australian Nursing Journal; Feb98, Vol. 5 Issue 7, p14 

  Presents information on a study launched by the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare during 1995-96, which focused on nursing home residents in Australia. Sex of respondents; Number of nursing homes; Details on other findings of the survey.

• Queensland nurses thwart 'peeping tom' cameras.
  Serghis, Dimitri // Australian Nursing Journal; Nov98, Vol. 6 Issue 5, p7 

  Reports that the Pine Haven nursing home in Tully, Queensland has dropped plans to install video cameras. Protest of the Queensland Nurses' Union against the plan; Cost of implementing the plan; Purpose of implementing the plan.

• Protests against cuts to hours at two Melbourne aged care facilities.
  Serghis, Dimitri // Australian Nursing Journal; Nov99, Vol. 7 Issue 5, p8 

  No abstract available.

• Chicago Tribune, ProPublica Help Drive Illinois Nursing Home Overhaul.
  Detzel, Tom // Pro Publica; 5/ 9/2010, p20 

  The article presents a blog related to break system of nursing homes in Illinois.

• Nursing Home Residents are Healthier and Happier When Empowered to Choose D�cor.
  Detzel, Tom // Buildings; Jan2010, Vol. 104 Issue 1, p10 

  The article presents a study showing that residents of nursing homes felt happier, healthier and more satisfied when they are able to make design choices about their surroundings.

• Top nursing homes.
  Barbarello, Kathleen // Business News New Jersey; 05/25/98, Vol. 11 Issue 21, p10 

  Presents a chart related to top 50 nursing homes in New Jersey ranked by long term care beds.

• Nursing homes.
  Barbarello, Kathleen // Business News New Jersey; 1998 Book of Lists, Vol. 11, p98 

  Ranks nursing homes in New Jersey by number of long-term care beds. Includes Preakness Hospital; Morris View Nursing Home; JFK Hartwyck at Edison Estates; Masonic Home of New Jersey.

• Payment system paying off for providers of skilled nursing.
  Barbarello, Kathleen // Crain's Cleveland Business; 1/6/2002, Vol. 24 Issue 1, p11 

  Reports that Medicare payments have exceeded providers' cost under the prospective payment system for skilled nursing facilities in the U.S., according to a report from the General Accounting Office. Provision for skilled nursing facilities services under the prospective payment system; Rate of...

• CLARIFICATION.
  Barbarello, Kathleen // Crain's Cleveland Business; 8/1/2005, Vol. 26 Issue 31, p2 

  Presents a correction to an article that was previously published in the July 25, 2005 issue of the journal "Crain's Cleveland Business."

• LARGEST NURSING HOMES.
  Barbarello, Kathleen // Crain's Cleveland Business; 12/31/2007, Vol. 28 Issue 52, p84 

  A list concerning the largest nursing homes in Ohio, including Menorah Park Center for Senior Living, Pleasant Lake Villa, Suburban Pavilion, is presented.

• LARGEST NURSING HOMES.
  Barbarello, Kathleen // Crain's Cleveland Business; 12/22/2008, Vol. 29 Issue 51, p100 

  The article lists the largest nursing homes in Ohio ranked by the number of licensed beds including St. Augustine Health Campus, ManorCare Rocky River and ManorCare Euclid Beach.

• In search of the right home.
  Barbarello, Kathleen // Consumer Reports; Aug95, Vol. 60 Issue 8, p519 

  No abstract available.

• Many housing options are available for senior living.
  Merritt, J.; Fogler, J. // Diabetes in the News; Jan/Feb92, Vol. 11 Issue 1, p56 

  Describes several housing options to consider when considering placing one's parent, loved one, or oneself, into a nursing home. Questions to ask before choosing a housing option; Shared housing; Senior apartment buildings; Retirement homes; Domiciliary care homes; Life care or continuing care...

• CMS begins three-state hospital pilot project.
  Cassell, Dana // Drug Topics; 3/17/2003, Vol. 147 Issue 6, DRUG TOPICS p1 

  Reports on the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services' (CMS) three-state Hospital Pilot Project covering the states of Arizona, Maryland and New York. Coordination with Quality Improvement Organizations; Test approaches to public reporting of hospital performance measures; Differences between...

• Skilled-nursing facilities.
  Truong, Tommy T. // Business Journal Serving Fresno & the Central San Joaquin Valley; 09/29/97, Issue 322205, p20 

  Presents information on the largest skilled-nursing facilities in the Central San Joaquin Valley, California in 1997. Number of local licensed nursing facility beds; Total local staff; Number of nurses; Typical room fee per day; Types of services offered; Approximate budget for the year;...

• Skilled-nursing facilities.
  Truong, Tommy T. // Business Journal Serving Fresno & the Central San Joaquin Valley; 06/01/98 Supplement 98 Book of List, Issue 322310, p58 

  Lists the top skilled-nursing facilities in the Central San Joaquin Valley in California as ranked by the number of licensed nursing-facility beds in 1997. Includes Casa Metropolitan; Beverly Manor; Pacific Gardens Nursing & Rehabilitation Center.

• Field Home-Holy Comforter: Serving our community's needs.
  Truong, Tommy T. // Fairfield County Business Journal; 5/26/2003, Vol. 42 Issue 21, pS27 

  Features the nursing home Field Home-Holy Comforter in New York City. Number of patients; Focus on providing quality services; Creation of health care programs.

• Nursing homes.
  Snetzko, Laura A. // Fairfield County Business Journal; 10/20/97, Vol. 36 Issue 42, p14 

  Lists the top nursing homes in Connecticut ranked by the number of licensed beds. Date of most recent inspection; Number of full time equivalent licensed nurses and certified nurses aides; Services; Sponsorship; Facility admissions officer and year established.

• Finding the best nursing home.
  Mallozzi, A.; Mark, E.R. // Good Housekeeping; Aug91, Vol. 213 Issue 2, p163 

  Offers guidelines to follow when choosing a nursing home. Types of care offered; What to look for; Questions to ask.

• Newest Holland Home Facility Seems Special.
  Payne, Scott // Grand Rapids Business Journal; 7/15/2002, Vol. 20 Issue 28, pB2 

  Reports on the opening Breton Terrace, part of Holland Home's nursing home community Breton Wood in Grand Rapids, Michigan. Design of Breton Terrace; Other nursing home communities operated by Holland Home; Estimated number of residents to be housed by Breton Terrace.

• New directions in nursing home ethics.
  Collopy, B.; Boyles, P. // Hastings Center Report; Mar/Apr91, Vol. 21 Issue 2, supplement p1 

  Presents an overview of current issues in nursing home care and calls for a new agenda for the ethics of nursing home care. History of the modern nursing home; Statistics on nursing homes in the US; Cultural image; The myth of family abandonment; Institutional care of the frail elderly;...

• HCFA announces Medicare swing-bed skilled nursing facility rates.
  Collopy, B.; Boyles, P. // hfm (Healthcare Financial Management); Mar94, Vol. 48 Issue 3, p6 

  No abstract available.

• Hospital back-up days: Impact on joint Medicare and Medicaid beneficiaries.
  Holahan, John // Health Care Financing Review; Winter90, Vol. 12 Issue 2, p67 

  Examines whether nursing home market characteristics affect the ability of hospitals to discharge patients in the United States. Question of whether joint Medicare and Medicaid beneficiaries have a more difficult time being treated than do other patients; Conclusions on how the nursing home bed...

• Skilled nursing facilities.
  Helbing, Charles; Cornelius, Elizabeth S. // Health Care Financing Review; 1992 Supplement, Vol. 14 Issue 2, p97 

  Presents data on Medicare's skilled nursing facility benefit. Criteria for eligibility; Covered services; Legislative and administrative actions from 1983-1990; Trends in benefits from 1967-1990; Utilization of benefits in 1990.

• Changes in Medicaid nursing home beds and residents.
  Liu, Korbin; Taghavi, Lydia // Health Care Financing Review; 1992 Supplement, Vol. 14 Issue 2, p303 

  Presents descriptive information on Medicaid nursing homes from 1987 to 1989. Total nursing homes and beds; Payment source distributions of residents; Payment source distribution by certification of facilities; Payment source distribution by facility characteristics; Percentage of residents who...

• Profile of Medicare skilled nursing facilities.
  Liu, Korbin; Taghavi, Lydia // Health Care Financing Review; 1995 Supplement, Vol. 17 Issue 1, p74 

  Presents statistics on Medicare skilled nursing facilities (SNF) in the United States for the calendar year 1993. Medicare swing-bed hospitals as a separate category of hospital-based facilities; Number of admissions covered by swing-bed providers and their average length of stay. INSET:...

• Geographic variation in the use of Medicare skilled nursing facilities.
  Liu, Korbin; Taghavi, Lydia // Health Care Financing Review; 1996 Supplement, Vol. 18 Issue 1, p68 

  Discusses the statistics in 1994 illustrating geographic variations in the use of skilled nursing facilities in the United States. Regions with the lowest admission rates; States with the highest nursing home enrollees; Ranking of state-to-state Medicare payments.

• Profile of Medicare skilled nursing facilities.
  Liu, Korbin; Taghavi, Lydia // Health Care Financing Review; 1996 Supplement, Vol. 18 Issue 1, p70 

  Discusses the statistics in 1994 profiling types of Medicare-accredited skilled nursing facilities according to their use and costs. Freestanding facilities comprising the majority of Medicare-accredited facilities; Percentage of hospital-based nursing homes under Medicare's auspices.

• Skilled nursing facilities on the rise.
  Liu, Korbin; Taghavi, Lydia // hfm (Healthcare Financial Management); Nov95, Vol. 49 Issue 11, p7 

  Reports that the number of free-standing, Medicare-certified skilled nursing facilities grew from 8,414 in 1986 to 10,462 in 1994, according to the Prospective Payment Assessment Commission staff. Increase of hospital-based SNFs; SNF utilization; Average annual growth rate.

• Senior care industry sees record high prices.
  Liu, Korbin; Taghavi, Lydia // hfm (Healthcare Financial Management); Aug97, Vol. 51 Issue 8, p24 

  Reports that high prices were paid for nursing homes in 1996 according to `The Senior Care Acquisitions Report,' published by Irving Levin Associates Incorporated. Reason for the increase of average price per bed in nursing homes; Increase in assisted- and independent-living facilities from...

• `Pets are magic'.
  Puotinen, C.J. // Health News Naturally; Spring96, p8 

  Focuses on the benefits of having pets in nursing homes in the United States. Profile of nursing homes with resident dogs; Uses of pets in the so-called Animal Assisted Therapy; Contact information on participation in Animal Assisted Therapy.

• NYSHFA Study Charges Medicaid Program in N.Y. Is Underfunding Nursing Facility Care By $365 M Per Year.
  Valle, Stephanie // Insurance Advocate; 8/5/2002, Vol. 113 Issue 29, p37 

  Studies the medicaid program in New York. Incidence of under-funding nursing facility care; National trends regarding medicaid under-funding; Increase in the nursing home costs.

• Arrowhead General Launches 'Silver Lining' Program Offering New Approach To Nursing Home Loss Prevention.
  Valle, Stephanie // Insurance Advocate; 9/2/2002, Vol. 113 Issue 33, p22 

  Announces the launching of the 'Silver Lining', a nursing home insurance program by Arrowhead General Insurance Agency in Pasadena, California. Increase in level of insurance crisis facing the industry; Views of Carole Fleischman, president of the Arrowhead Managed Insurance, on risk...

• Nursing Care Centers.
  Valle, Stephanie // Inside Tucson Business; 1/14/2003 Book of Lists, Vol. 12 Issue 32, p85 

  Presents a chart depicting on top ranking nursing care centers in Tucson, Arizona. Number of licensed beds at the Desert Life; Levels of care provided at the Mountain View Care Center; Licensure quality rating of Santa Rita Care Center.

• Nursing Care Centers.
  Valle, Stephanie // Inside Tucson Business; 1/19/2004, Vol. 13 Issue 28, pB19 

  Presents a chart depicting nursing care centers in Tucson, Arizona.

• Nursing Homes.
  Neufell, Danielle // njbiz; 9/3/2007, Vol. 20 Issue 37, p20 

  A list of the top nursing homes in New Jersey is presented including the Roosevelt Care Center, Camden County Health Services Center and the New Jersey Veterans Memorial Home--Vineland.

• Nursing Homes.
  Neufell, Danielle // njbiz; 9/1/2008, Vol. 21 Issue 36, p20 

  A list of top ranked nursing homes in New Jersey is presented which includes Lincoln Park Care Center, Andover Subacute and Rehabilitation Center and Roosevelt Care Center.

• Nursing Homes.
  Neufell, Danielle // njbiz; 12/22/2008, Vol. 21 Issue 52, p87 

  A list of nursing homes in New Jersey arranged according to number of beds is presented including Lincoln Park Center, Andover Subacute and Rehabilitation Center and Roosevelt Care Center.

• Top nursing homes.
  Neufell, Danielle // Long Island Business News (7/1993 to 5/2009); 12/29/97 Supplement Lists 98, Vol. 44 Issue 52, p100 

  Lists the top nursing homes in Long Island, New York ranked by the number of beds in 1997. Name, address; Number of full-time equivalent nurses; Total employees; Includes A Holly Patterson Geriatric Center; United Presbyterian Residence; Parker Jewish Geriatric Institute.

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