Despite previous studies highlighting the benefits of Vitamin D, too much could increase the risk of falls in seniors, per new research in JAMA Internal Medicine.
Year’s top concerns: quality, arbitration
By
Elizabeth Newman
Feb 04, 2016
Seven months after being surprised by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ release of a “mega rule,” the nation’s largest nursing home association said 2016 could be quiet...
Interviewing — and hiring — millennials
By
Elizabeth Newman
Jan 29, 2016
There’s a running joke at McKnight’s about an interview I conducted with a millennial last year in which the candidate, on a Skype interview, wore a suit. This was notable given how most Skype...
Federal law doesn’t override state decree: Family not bound by dead relative’s OK for arbitration
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Elizabeth Newman
Jan 26, 2016
Family members aren’t compelled to arbitrate wrongful death cases in Kentucky when the deceased person alone signed the agreement, a court of appeals has ruled.
No ‘midnight regulations’ in last year of administration, feds say
By
Elizabeth Newman
Jan 26, 2016
There should not be any last-minute regulations in the last year of the Obama administration, according to the Office of Management and Budget.
New nurse walks through historic blizzard to get to work
By
Elizabeth Newman
Jan 26, 2016
A nurse who has been employed at a New York nursing home for six months fought her way on foot through a blizzard Saturday to make it to work.
Adding life to end-of-life care
By
Elizabeth Newman
Jan 22, 2016
As I suspect of most journalists, I’m an eavesdropper. Recently I heard a pizza shop employee say to another employee, “No one was being honest with her,” and the other employee said,...
Tracking antibiotics in LTC
By
Elizabeth Newman
Jan 15, 2016
The announcement Thursday of the official end to the deadliest Ebola outbreak on record was cause for a rare public health celebration. It also served as a reminder of the need for better infection prevention...
Nursing home nurse misidentified as Powerball winner
By
Elizabeth Newman
Jan 15, 2016
It sounded as if a long-term care fairy tale had come to life: A senior registered nurse at a California nursing home wins part of the biggest lottery jackpot in history — and she does it through the...
Let the people go to work
By
Elizabeth Newman
Jan 08, 2016
The news that Pennsylvania may have to loosen its ban on those with criminal histories working in nursing homes could seem scary, but is actually good news.