For the first time, 70% of cancer patients now live at least five years post-diagnosis, according to the 2026 statistics report from the American Cancer Society. That is a great improvement from 50% in the 1970s and 63% in the 1990s. The five-year mark is described as a key milestone for survival, as the risk
“While we are still reviewing the report in detail, we agree that the Special Focus Facility program is not working.” –Holly Harmon, the AHCA Senior Vice President of Quality, Regulatory and Clinical Services. The Special Focus Facility, or SFF, was created in 1998 to encourage the worst nursing homes in the U.S. to improve their
WRDW reported the prison sentence for a long term care facility owner. Not only did Estelle Amelia Hutchinson run an unlicensed care home, but she also forced residents to be locked in rooms without access to basic needs. While an unlicensed facility is bad enough, as it skirts health and safety regulations, the residents were
John Oliver satirizes Medicare Advantage and exposes both the systemic shortcomings of this insurance industry-created monstrosity, and its, er, disadvantages for consumers: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ejoi9yfLVCc
A study conducted in Florida has found that most nursing homes that are sold to the private sector experience a decrease in the quality of care they offer after having been sold. Nursing homes that were once publicly traded companies saw an average decrease of .5 stars within a few years of being sold to
Skilled Nursing News had an article about the golden age of occupancy and census as competent staffing continues to decline. As vulnerable adults in nursing homes across the U.S. experience hardship and abuse, two COOs of Senior Care share their view of how to increase profit in the senior-care industry. Both Andy Frasure, COO of
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