Nursing director among new defendants in expanded case against IL hospice, authorities announce
By
John Hall
May 28, 2014
A fraud case against a hospice company that provided services to nursing home residents has grown to include three additional defendants and the hospice organization itself, the U.S. Attorney’s Office...
Former resident’s family member helped blogger access nursing home to photograph Sen. Cochran’s...
By
John Hall
May 28, 2014
Investigators say that three more people, in addition to the political blogger originally arrested, have been charged as alleged conspirators in the unauthorized photographing of a U.S. Senator’s...
Feature: All together now
By
John Hall
Feb 01, 2014
Rehabilitation professionals still are navigating challenges of providing group, concurrent therapies in a world that has come to value individual therapy more
Cracking the code
By
John Hall
Jul 01, 2013
Long-term care administrators and nurses are under pressure to train staff to assess and document skin conditions to keep patients out of the hospital.
The ‘inn’ crowd
By
John Hall
Jul 02, 2012
Themes are out, colors are in, as furnishings increasingly reflect boomers’ demands for comfort, luxury and familiarity in settings that go beyond ‘home-like’
Not settling for one path
By
John Hall
Nov 01, 2011
If you ever find yourself in the company of Joe Steier, you might get lucky and be treated to a delicious meal at Bearno’s, a Louisville, KY, favorite among locals for decades.
Providers alerted against data breaches with their e-records
By
John Hall
Apr 01, 2011
Long-term care facilities might have their hands full right now with electronic health records adoption, but they should never forget about another conundrum: how to keep information secure.
Healthcare is one of the few industries not lacking in available jobs during this epic economic slump. Unfortunately, it’s also one of the few industries that’s having a very hard time keeping...