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		<title>Medicare Quality Initiative Improves Nursing Home Care</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 13 May 2008 01:53:57 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[It hasn’t been long since we have seen the overzealous use of restraints in nursing homes.  In fact, restraints are still in use now – mostly legitimately – however; too many times they are  used too much and for the wrong situations.
A Medicare initiative through Lumetra has helped reduce the use of restraints in nursing [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Skilled Nursing Rehab and Medicare</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 08 May 2008 06:18:42 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Understanding how Skilled Nursing Rehab works and where Medicare fits in is extremely important.  There are a lot of facts that can affect your situation and create some serious issues for you if you or someone in your family needs this type of care.
The way Medicare handles Skilled Nursing Rehab is that the original Medicare [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Medicare Nursing Home Coverage</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 17 Feb 2008 01:36:47 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Nursing homes basically serves as a residence for people who are too weak or too sick to care for themselves. In nursing homes, you will receive proper care from qualified professionals in order to increase the quality of your life. Nursing homes also serves as a temporary residence for people who are recovering from certain [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Medicaid Nursing Home Care: A Look at Medicaid&#8217;s Coverage for Nursing Homes</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 23 Sep 2007 21:12:55 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Face it, one of these days, you and your spouse may need to stay in a nursing home to provide yourself with constant health care, especially if you werenâ€™t able to save a sizable nest egg for your retirement.

In the mid 1960s, the congress created a health insurance program for the needy that is funded by both the state and federal government. This health insurance program is a way to give financial relief to low income individuals and families regarding health care.]]></description>
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