Avoid performing CPR on a dead resident, earn an F-tag
By
Marty Stempniak
Oct 22, 2018
A Minnesota nursing home has been cited for neglect after four nurses failed to perform CPR on a resident, even though the resident appeared to have been dead for several hours.
ProMedica lays off 100
By
Marty Stempniak
Oct 22, 2018
None of the eliminated positions are at HCR, which is also based in Toledo, and many are tied to leadership or corporate functions at ProMedica’s headquarters.
LTC physical therapists get 2.39% pay bump, though home health, hospitals give larger raises
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Marty Stempniak
Oct 22, 2018
Physical therapists working in long-term care facilities received a 2.39% boost in pay this year, up to $43.87 per hour.
Plans for Big Apple Green House squashed by appeals court
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Marty Stempniak
Oct 22, 2018
A provider has lost out in a years-long court battle with its neighbors to build a new nursing home on the Upper West Side of Manhattan.
AHCA’s Parkinson blasts study on end-of-life rehab in ‘The Hill’ op-ed
By
Marty Stempniak
Oct 22, 2018
The chief of the leading long-term care association is slamming a new study on high-intensity rehab performed on nursing home residents at the end of their life.
Also in the News for Monday, Oct. 22
By
Marty Stempniak
Oct 22, 2018
Analysis: Healthy demographic trends driving investment in SNFs, with half of sales going to private investors … Long-term care exec’s lifestyle under scrutiny as deadline looms to pay back $89M …...
Study: For-profit nursing home residents more likely to be diagnosed with neglect issues; AHCA calls...
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Marty Stempniak
Oct 19, 2018
A new study indicates for-profit nursing home residents are more likely to experience neglect, but an industry group strongly disputes the findings.
Safety agency launches program to help skilled nursing, other professions address workplace injuries
By
Marty Stempniak
Oct 19, 2018
Nursing assistant is one of the more dangerous professions, but a government safety agency hopes to change that.
Also in the News for Friday, Oct. 19
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Marty Stempniak
Oct 19, 2018
AHCA weighs in on changes to Medicare Shared Savings Program, asks for more SNF opportunities … Independence tests must ask more of seniors, researchers say … Muscle mass should be next vital sign...
Nurses still can’t get no respect in the news
By
Marty Stempniak
Oct 18, 2018
Could it be that things have gotten worse for nurses mentioned in the news? Apparently so.