The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services is asking for feedback on a proposal to revise the discharge planning requirements that hospitals, including long-term care hospitals, inpatient rehabilitation facilities, critical access hospitals and home health agencies, must meet to participate in the Medicare and Medicaid programs. Learn more.

The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill has been awarded a $3.4 million grant from the National Institute on Aging to study the use of antipsychotic drugs on assisted living residents. Learn more.

 

 

 

Seven years after the Great Recession, which began with the collapse of U.S. homes prices in 2007, there are still about 7.5 million homeowners whose homes are worth less money that what is owed on them, says a new report from the Center for American Progress. Learn more.

The Environmental Protection Agency’s Energy Star program is accepting applications for Energy Star certification. Companies that wish to certify buildings and plants upgrades must submit an application by 11 p.m. EST Monday, Nov. 16. Learn more.

Argentum’s Best of the Best Awards recognize innovative products, services and programs advancing excellence in senior living, including independent living, assisted living and memory care. Judges gave the The Arbor Company a nod as a Best of the Best Award Program to Spotlight in the category of Sales & Marketing for their Arbor Education Through the Arts Initiative. Learn more.

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