Relias has added online wound care and certification exam prep from the Wound Care Education Institute. The institute, co-founded by Nancy Morgan and Donna Sardina, creates training for nurses, therapists,...
CCRC takes root in Dallas
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Elizabeth Newman
Jul 31, 2019
Construction is being overseen by The Belaire Group, which has provided consulting services for The Legacy Senior Communities since the initial planning phase in 2014.
LTC pharmacy joins Guardian
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Elizabeth Newman
Jul 31, 2019
Guardian Pharmacy Services has added TruCare LTC Pharmacy, an independent long-term care pharmacy based in Grand Rapids, MI, to its portfolio.
Last day to enter the McKnight’s Tech Awards
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Elizabeth Newman
Jul 31, 2019
Providers have one last chance to submit their work for the 2019 McKnight’s Excellence in Technology Awards.
Meet Andrea Leebron-Clay, Hall of Honor inductee
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Elizabeth Newman
Jul 26, 2019
One of the core tenets of Andrea Leebron-Clay’s career in long-term care has been understanding what she says is a “commonsense thing.” “People don’t want to be in nursing homes. So I said to...
Also in the News for Monday, July 29
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Elizabeth Newman
Jul 26, 2019
Medicare beneficiaries need ‘more than medical care,’ experts say … Faith-based group leads charge for Missouri Medicaid expansion … Resistance training programs can be adapted in SNFs,...
Experts call post-acute care a ‘piggy-bank’ for hospitals
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Elizabeth Newman
Jul 26, 2019
Hospitals have saved money in alternative payment models through reducing institutional post-acute care, especially in skilled nursing, but are potentially headed toward unintended negative consequences,...
Disaster prep mandated to unprecedented levels for New Orleans nursing homes
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Elizabeth Newman
Jul 26, 2019
Fourteen years after Hurricane Katrina led to the deaths of at least 60 nursing home residents in and around New Orleans, local officials remain wary that nursing home operators are following best practices...
Women lead in longevity market, but barriers remain
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Elizabeth Newman
Jul 25, 2019
The question of gender inclusivity through the long-term care and senior living markets can raise complicated issues.
Meet Lori Alford, Hall of Honor inductee
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Elizabeth Newman
Jul 25, 2019
Before she assumed her current post as chief operating officer at Avanti Senior Living, Lori Alford was the COO of Hearthstone Assisted Living.