McKnight's Long-Term Care News: Study: Specialized nursing home physicians cut emergency visits for Medicare dementia residents
A major new study suggests that Medicare beneficiaries with dementia receive better care when treated by clinicians who specialize in nursing home practice — meaning they provide at least 80% of their ...
Study: Specialized nursing home physicians cut emergency visits for Medicare dementia residents
News Medical: Quality dementia care in nursing homes: Lessons from the pandemic
Tampa Bay Times: Medicare covers at-home nursing care for dementia patients for the first time this year
Medicare covers at-home nursing care for dementia patients for the first time this year
McKnight's Long-Term Care News: County-owned nursing home goes counter-trend: Will expand with new dementia wing
McKnight's Long-Term Care News: Defining, documenting and treating agitation in nursing home residents with Alzheimer’s dementia
WGAL on MSN: Lancaster County community plans dementia care village to redefine memory care
MSN: Medicare covers at-home nursing care for dementia patients for the first time this year
Nursing and midwifery To safeguard the future health workforce and the provision of high-quality health care, steps must be taken to ensure that nursing and midwifery are seen as attractive career options. Nurses and midwives must have a solid evidence-based education that enables them to meet the changing needs of a population by working, on their own and in teams with other professionals ...
Original Medicare (parts A and B) covers various dementia-related services, including screening tests, home healthcare, prescription medications, and hospice care. To qualify for Medicare-covered home ...