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Minn. Legislature approves care worker pay hikes

Sat, 18 May 2013 15:35:47 -0400

ST. PAUL, Minnesota - The Legislature has sent Gov. Mark Dayton a $11 billion package of spending on health and assistance programs that includes a 5-percent pay increase for nursing home workers.

'The Audience' to be shown in NJ nursing home

Fri, 17 May 2013 16:26:08 -0400

NEW YORK - A special audience will get to see Helen Mirren onstage next month in London in the play "The Audience" - some retired show business veterans in a New Jersey nursing home.

House approves Oregon hospital, nursing home tax

Tue, 14 May 2013 17:51:55 -0400

SALEM, Oregon - The Oregon House voted Tuesday to extend a tax on hospitals and nursing homes that provides a big portion of the state budget for health care.

Aging population drives demand for senior housing

Sat, 11 May 2013 00:02:13 -0400

VALPARAISO, Indiana - When Frances Wulf, 92, made the decision to stop driving and sell her car, she began to look for her next step.

Largest US hospice company sued for Medicare fraud

Thu, 09 May 2013 13:14:24 -0400

FORT LAUDERDALE, Florida - The Department of Justice is suing the hospice company founded by Florida's Senate president, accusing it of submitting tens of millions of dollars in fraudulent Medicare claims for more than a decade, including while Don Gaetz was vice chairman of the board.

No charges filed in elderly neglect investigation

Wed, 08 May 2013 08:41:04 -0400

CHISHOLM, Minnesota - A St. Louis County prosecutor says no charges are warranted following an investigation into allegations of neglect at an assisted-living facility in Chisholm.

Assisted living facility set for ex-hospital site

Wed, 08 May 2013 07:56:17 -0400

LAFAYETTE, Indiana - A closed Lafayette hospital now being demolished will have part of its site converted into an assisted living facility.

No action taken on long-term care insurance bill

Mon, 06 May 2013 16:31:10 -0400

HARTFORD, Connecticut - A Connecticut legislative committee is not acting on a bill that would have created a new $500 personal income tax credit for premiums paid for long-term care insurance policies.

DOJ sues Chemed, says overbilled Medicare

Fri, 03 May 2013 14:42:33 -0400

CINCINNATI - The Department of Justice has sued Chemed Corp., saying it and its Vitas hospice business submitted tens of millions of dollars in false Medicare claims for patients who were supposed to be receiving emergency services.

Union demands probe of W.Va. Veterans Nursing Home

Thu, 02 May 2013 14:18:50 -0400

CLARKSBURG, West Virginia - A state workers' union wants Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin to investigate staff shortages at the West Virginia Veterans Nursing Home and alleged retaliation against a patient who publicly spoke about the quality of care.

Long-term care in aging US: Not for me, poll says

Wed, 24 Apr 2013 14:04:54 -0400

WASHINGTON - We're in denial: Americans underestimate their chances of needing long-term care as they get older - and are taking few steps to get ready.

A look at immigrant patients deported by hospitals

Tue, 23 Apr 2013 13:29:27 -0400

DES MOINES, Iowa - Over the last five years, American hospitals have sent at least 600 immigrants who were in the U.S. illegally back to their home countries to avoid paying for long-term care after serious illness or injury.

Care worker raises in Minn. House health budget

Tue, 23 Apr 2013 06:43:25 -0400

ST. PAUL, Minnesota - The Minnesota House passed a health and social programs budget late Monday with a small salary increase for nursing home and long-term care workers, but some lawmakers questioned whether they were enough for struggling homes in rural areas.

Okla. House OKs nursing home camera proposal

Mon, 22 Apr 2013 18:03:04 -0400

OKLAHOMA CITY - The Oklahoma House has approved a bill that says people can't be denied residence or kicked out of nursing homes if they or their families place cameras in their rooms.

Beleaguered caregivers getting help from apps

Sun, 21 Apr 2013 14:52:34 -0400

NEW YORK - As her mother and father edged toward dementia, Nancy D'Auria kept a piece of paper in her wallet listing their medications.