Remorseful nurses spared jail, get probation in alarm-fatigue death
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Marty Stempniak
Jan 29, 2019
Three former nursing home employees will not have to serve time in jail stemming from a resident’s alarm-fatigue related death.
Nurse aide fired after slapping dementia patient’s baby doll; provider hit with fine
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Marty Stempniak
Jan 29, 2019
An Illinois continuing care retirement community has fired a certified nursing assistant for slapping a resident’s baby doll.
Also in the News for Tuesday, Jan. 29
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Marty Stempniak
Jan 29, 2019
Internet connectivity, wireless capability top technology priorities in senior living: Ziegler poll … CNA one of the toughest jobs to fill in 2019, new report finds … Massachusetts nursing homes face...
How one provider went out of its way to help those affected by the government shutdown
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Marty Stempniak
Jan 29, 2019
Seeing others hurt so badly by the just-ended (or at least temporarily on hold), government shutdown, it might be easy for some to say “not my problem.” But one busy, Illinois-based provider refused...
‘An invisible tsunami’ — Medicare, Medicaid funding predictions may be too low, report asserts
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Marty Stempniak
Jan 28, 2019
Members of Congress are worried funding projections for two of nursing homes’ biggest payer sources may be too low, after failing to account for the changing lifestyles of baby boomers.
‘This could have been a nightmare’ — evacuation plan succeeds during LTC facility’s gas disaster
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Marty Stempniak
Jan 28, 2019
A Rhode Island provider is thanking its lucky stars that it had practiced evacuation drills after a recent loss of heat forced the facility to activate an emergency plan.
Out-of-towner looks to buy nursing home for $10; local officials peeved
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Marty Stempniak
Jan 28, 2019
A healthcare executive’s plan to purchase a majority stake in a former county nursing home for $10 has caused local officials to explore whether they have recourse.
Also in the News for Monday, Jan. 28
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Marty Stempniak
Jan 28, 2019
Final deadline for McKnight’s Women of Distinction awards is this Thursday … Former Obama budget chief defends hospital readmissions program … CMS considering covering acupuncture for lower back...
Nursing home on the hook for C. diff infection death, court rules
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Marty Stempniak
Jan 25, 2019
A Massachusetts nursing home must face a medical malpractice suit for allegedly failing to diagnose one of its resident’s bacterial infections leading to his death, an appeals court ruled recently.
State adds nearly $2M to budget to keep residents out of nursing homes
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Marty Stempniak
Jan 25, 2019
Editor’s note: This story had been updated to include a comment from the Georgia Health Care Association. Georgia’s new leader is proposing putting almost $2 million in extra funds for community-based...