Nursing home bathroom where resident drowned didn’t have a legally required call system, state investigation finds … Assisted living’s success affects nursing home finances, but not occupancy: Study...
Also in the News for Friday, Sept. 14
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Marty Stempniak
Sep 13, 2018
Former nursing home leaders plead guilty to endangering residents, must pay $1M to settle charges … National Labor Relations Board proposes change to joint-employer standard … Staten Island-based long-term...
Carolina nursing homes rush to evacuate ahead of dangerous storm, while others hunker down
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Marty Stempniak
Sep 13, 2018
Nursing homes in the Carolinas were racing to secure the safety of their residents Thursday, ahead of Hurricane Florence’s touchdown.
Filipino nurses will pursue lawsuit against nursing homes over $25K ‘termination fee’
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Marty Stempniak
Sep 13, 2018
A group of nurses from the Philippines can move forward with a class action lawsuit against two nursing homes over allegations they were forced to stay or face a $25,000 “contract termination fee.”
‘Alarm fatigue’ cited as reason for resident death
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Marty Stempniak
Sep 13, 2018
Ignoring alarms led to the death of a skilled nursing facility resident on a ventilator, according to the trial of three New York healthcare professionals that began this week.
NIC: Skilled nursing occupancy hits a record low
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Marty Stempniak
Sep 13, 2018
Residency numbers for the skilled nursing field continue to trend downward and may have reached a new low, according to data released Wednesday.
Learn about avoiding email hacks and other cyber problems at Online Expo
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Marty Stempniak
Sep 13, 2018
Ohio Living announced last week that it discovered an unauthorized third-party gained access to its employee email accounts. It’s a good reminder for providers to examine their systems for email, records...
Study: Dysphagia ups the risk for death in nursing home residents
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Marty Stempniak
Sep 13, 2018
Nursing home residents suffering from dysphagia, a common problem with swallowing among the elderly, are at greater risk of death, according to a new study.
Also in the News for Thursday, Sept. 13
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Marty Stempniak
Sep 13, 2018
Mississippi man pleads guilty to nursing home bomb threat, faces up to 10 years in prison … HHS declares public health emergency in Carolinas ahead of Hurricane Florence, makes ambulances available to...
Nurses step in to save resident’s dogs from euthanasia
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Marty Stempniak
Sep 12, 2018
After a recent hospital stay, Alan Kilburn ended up in a nursing home, and that left his four dogs at home in a lurch.