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Nursing Homes Given Federal Go-Ahead To Allow More Visitors
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Nursing homes visitors have been banned since March because of COVID-19. Now the federal agency that regulates the facilities has outlined terms for resuming visits immediately.
Lawmakers Call For Investigation Of States’ Nursing Home Policies During Pandemic
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Sen. Chuck Grassley and Rep. Greg Walden question some states’ requirement that nursing homes accept COVID-19-positive patients from hospitals.
Nearly 26,000 Nursing Home Residents Have Died From COVID-19, Federal Data Show
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The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services says about 80% of nursing homes nationwide reported data to the CDC as required. The remaining 20% could face fines if they don’t comply.
HHS Inspector General Finds Serious Flaws In 20% Of U.S. Hospice Programs
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Two new reports from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services have found widespread problems in hospice care and say the government needs to open its scorecards on hospice care to the public.
‘Dear Doctor’ Letters Use Peer Pressure, Government Warning To Stop Overprescribing
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Researchers found that a simple letter to doctors, focusing on their high prescribing rates, reduced their tendency to give risky antipsychotic drugs to their patients, including some with dementia.
HHS Inspector General’s Report Finds Flaws And Fraud In U.S. Hospice Care
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Medicare pays more than $16 billion a year for hospice services. But a new report from the Department of Health and Human Services says hospice patients don’t always get the care they’re promised.
Some Dementia Patients Increasingly Given Antipsychotics, Study Finds
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The drugs are intended to treat serious mental illness and are not approved to treat dementia. But the AARP finds more patients living at home or in assisted living facilities are getting them.