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Adjuvanted flu vaccine more likely to keep nursing home residents out of the hospital, study finds
By
Elizabeth Newman
Oct 12, 2018
Long-stay skilled nursing residents who receive an adjuvanted trivalent influenza vaccine (aTIV) may be at a lower risk for hospitalization compared to a non-adjuvanted trivalent influenza vaccine, according...
Starting the day with email: A good plan?
By
Elizabeth Newman
Oct 12, 2018
How we structure our days can often be tied directly back into our productivity.
NIC conference starts Wednesday in Chicago
By
Elizabeth Newman
Oct 11, 2018
Former Director of the United States National Economic Council Gary D. Cohn is among the featured speakers at the National Investment Center for Seniors Housing & Care Fall Conference. Events will begin...
Friedman joins LCS
By
Elizabeth Newman
Oct 10, 2018
Monica Friedman has been hired as senior vice president and chief human resources officer of Des Moines, IA-based LCS, effective Nov. 12. The HR department is responsible for leading 23,000 employees across...
Proposed new fines would have ‘chilling effect’ on nursing home staff, AHCA exec warns
By
Elizabeth Newman
Oct 10, 2018
Industry leaders blasted a newly proposed Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services regulation that would allow civil money penalties of up to $200,000 against skilled nursing home staff who fail to report...
Nurse leaders told to develop staff competency plan to meet federal requirements
By
Elizabeth Newman
Oct 10, 2018
Knowledge should not be confused with competency when assessing skilled nursing staff, a nursing expert warned Tuesday.
Bed systems make debut at AHCA
By
Elizabeth Newman
Oct 10, 2018
Joerns Healthcare introduced two new bed systems during the American Health Care Association conference this week.
Yoskey joins CFG Community Bank
By
Elizabeth Newman
Oct 10, 2018
Richard Yoskey has started as the new vice president of leveraged lending at CFG Community Bank in Baltimore. Before CFG, Yoskey was a vice president and commercial banker at LH-Finance (United Bank)....
COMS integrated into PointClickCare
By
Elizabeth Newman
Oct 10, 2018
While COMS is under the PointClickCare umbrella, it will continue to operate as an independent brand.