As nursing home operators seek wraparound services to help with staff burnout, turnover, and retention, leaders in the sector say it's unwise to overlook the use of robotics, while others consider it to be too big a technological leap. Select the link above to read more.
This study compares what matters to residents and how they experience personalized care across nursing facilities, assisted living facilities, residential care facilities, and adult foster homes in Oregon. Select the link above to read more.
Long-term and post-acute care providers are under pressure to manage complex dementia symptoms with fewer staff, rising acuity, and closer scrutiny of psychotropic use. At the same time, interest is growing in whether artificial intelligence (AI) can support person-centered care rather than replace it. Select the link above to read more.
According to a new CMS data brief, Medicaid enrollment for adults 65 and older accounted for 10.2% of total enrollment in 2023, or about 9.6 million people. Meanwhile, enrollment for people with disabilities that year was 9.9% of the total, or 9.3 million people. Total expenditures for those two groups accounted for $444 billion — about half of the total Medicaid spending of $877.2 billion in 2023. Select the link above to read more.