Mechling, age 89 of Powell, Tennessee passed away peacefully at home on February 17 ... years and spent the remaining time as a Wound Care/Ostomy nurse. She was a member of First Baptist Church ...

One proposal would require facilities to spend 80% of all revenue on direct care, including Medicaid, Medicare and private ...

A specialist nurse has led the creation of new guidance on sexual intimacy for people with stomas. Kyle Waring, a stoma care nurse specialist based at the Central Cheshire Integrated Care Partnership ...

A troubling trend has already closed numerous nursing homes throughout the state. Health care workers say cuts to Medicaid ...

Source: ProPublica’s Nursing Home Inspect, updated November 2024, uses data from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. Information on deficiencies comes from a home’s last three inspection ...

The surgeon will attach the end of your colon to the stoma. Bowel movements will leave your body through it and collect in a special pouch that you’ll empty out. Your health care team will show ...

Bills sponsored by Missouri state Sen. Stephen Webber and state Rep. Kimberly-Ann Collins are designed to provide more ...

The future of value-based care programs will likely focus on greater integration of care, as nursing homes and other providers in the health care ...

Changes in nursing homes ownership were found to lower direct care staffing levels, with nurse staffing comprising most of ...