Hollywood Hills death toll reaches a dozen; search warrants issued
By
Elizabeth Newman
Oct 02, 2017
A 12th resident from a Hollywood Hills nursing home in Florida has died, which a coroner has attributed to the facility lacking air conditioning after Hurricane Irma.
Caregiver asks resident: ‘Why is it taking you so long to die?’
By
Elizabeth Newman
Oct 02, 2017
A camera in a resident’s room at an Ottawa nursing home caught a support worker verbally abusing a resident, including asking “Why is it taking you so long to die?,” according to local...
The value of RN-to-BSN programs
By
Elizabeth Newman
Sep 26, 2017
The idea of a BSN programs should be a big draw to long-term care RNs.
Gear up for another healthcare payment fight
By
Elizabeth Newman
Sep 20, 2017
Watching the GOP try to force through its latest healthcare reform plan, which would once again hit Medicaid hard, I was reminded of something my mother used to jokingly say: “It’s like deja...
EHRs that suck away the physician’s soul
By
Elizabeth Newman
Sep 13, 2017
It’s not a secret that in long-term care, direct-care workers often resent physicians.
Talyst acquired by Swisslog
By
Elizabeth Newman
Sep 06, 2017
Swisslog Healthcare has acquired West Coast medication management company Talyst. Starting in 2018, the companies will begin integrating their pharmacy systems to address a large customer base in North...
PharMerica to be acquired by KKR in $1.4B deal; Walgreens will a be minority investor
By
Elizabeth Newman
Sep 06, 2017
Global investment firm KKR will buy PharMerica Corporation in a $1.4 billion deal, the companies announced in August.
Profile: Brian Jurutka
By
Elizabeth Newman
Sep 06, 2017
If there’s a recurrent term for how people describe new National Investment Center for Seniors Housing & Care CEO, Brian Jurutka, it’s curiosity.
Hospitals failing at discharge info: report
By
Elizabeth Newman
Sep 06, 2017
Hospital patients often don’t receive quality information on skilled nursing facilities prior to their discharge and may choose a facility based on location, a new study shows.
Academic serving up ‘train wreck’ forecast
By
Elizabeth Newman
Sep 06, 2017
Low wages and a lack of respect for direct care workers are putting the long-term care industry on a dangerous path to worker shortages, a professor warned recently.