From residents to rock stars: Nursing home recreates iconic album covers
By
Danielle Brown
Jul 30, 2020
An English nursing home transformed residents into world famous rock stars and musicians as a way to keep them entertained while being on coronavirus lockdown for the past four months due.
Also in the News for Thursday, July 30
Jul 30, 2020
VA must improve oversight of veterans nursing homes: GAO report … Proposed coronavirus relief package lacks guardrails and funding for adequate testing, PPE at nursing homes, AARP says … Arizona establishes...
Antipsychotic misuse citations down 22%; drugs given 10 times too often: House report
By
Danielle Brown
Jul 29, 2020
Skilled nursing providers have received far fewer citations for antipsychotic misuse under the Trump administration, according to authors of a report released Monday by Democrats on the House Ways and...
Senate leaders help honor McKnight’s Women of Distinction honorees; 3 CE webinars taking place this...
By
Danielle Brown
Jul 29, 2020
Forty-four top leaders, along with Lifetime Achievement Award winner Wendy Simpson, chairman and CEO of LTC Properties, were championed Tuesday during the 2020 McKnight’s Women of Distinction Awards...
Proposal would require HHS to create nursing home strike teams for infection control
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Danielle Brown
Jul 29, 2020
The Department of Health and Human Services would have to develop strike teams that would help nursing homes test residents for COVID-19 and assist with infection control practices under the GOP’s newly...
Also in the News for Wednesday, July 29
Jul 29, 2020
CMS releases first monthly data update of COVID-19 impacts on Medicare beneficiaries… More than 500 nursing homes receive additional support from university nursing program … Providers stress need...
Meet Stephanie Popp, Rising Star honoree
By
Danielle Brown
Jul 23, 2020
Editor’s Note: We are profiling the McKnight’s 2020 Women of Distinction honorees daily through the program’s July 28 online awards ceremony. To register or learn more about this digital celebration,...
Meet Melanie Washington, Rising Star honoree
By
Danielle Brown
Jul 22, 2020
Melanie Washington’s track record and dedication to the senior living industry, along with her willingness to help and educate her co-workers, is why colleagues believe she’ll continue to make a positive...
McKnight’s 40 for 40: David Banks
By
Danielle Brown
Jul 20, 2020
David Banks helped grow Beverly Enterprises into a nursing home titan of epic proportions.
Coronavirus cases skyrocket by 60% in Texas nursing homes
By
Danielle Brown
Jul 20, 2020
COVID-19 cases are spreading rapidly throughout Texas nursing homes, recent state figures show. The number of nursing home residents in the state who have tested positive for the coronavirus has...